History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took.
Robin HobbLife is not a race to restore a past situation. Nor does one have to hurry to meet the future. Seeing how things change is what makes life interesting.
Robin HobbA time when it is far too early to arise, but so late that going to bed makes small sense.
Robin HobbFitz: Shall we get up tomorrow and go looking for a wild pig? Nighteyes: I didn’t lose any wild pigs, did you?
Robin Hobb