Like all great travellers I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Travelers experience more than they recall, and imagination fills gaps in memory.
- In plain terms
- We recall more than we actually saw during travel.
- What can you take from it?
- Memory blends experience with imagination.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What parts of your travels did you invent?
Another view
Imagination can distort factual memory.
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