She thought to herself, "This is now." She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago.
Laura Ingalls WilderThe days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before.
Laura Ingalls Wilder