'I have been here before,' I said; I had been there before; first with Sebastian more than twenty years ago on a cloudless day in June, when the ditches were creamy with meadowsweet and the air heavy with all the scents of summer; it was a day of peculiar splendour, and though I had been there so often, in so many moods, it was to that first visit that my heart returned on this, my latest.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Past visits to a place evoke deep memories that surpass recent ones.
- In plain terms
- Old memories of a place matter more than new ones.
- What can you take from it?
- First impressions linger longest.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we remember beginnings?
- Does time change places?
Another view
New experiences also hold value.
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