We only store in memory images of value. To write about one's life is to live it twice, and the second time is both spiritual and historical.
Patricia HamplPeople come and go in life, but they never leave your dreams. Once they're in your subconscious, they are immortal.
Patricia HamplA peculiarity of the American historical sensibility allows us to be proud of great-grandfathers (or even grandfathers) who lived in crushing poverty, while the poverty of a father is too close for comfort.
Patricia Hampl