The brain is not like a computer.
There is no unused disk space for your future memories.
The brain is always full. For a new memory to form, an old one must be forgotten.
You never know which memory was sacrificed because that’s the nature of forgetting.
‘Liquid’ – 2018
Are cities like human memories?
There’s not enough room for all the buildings, so if we need a new one, we have to knock down an old one.
Every time you go by a new building, your awareness of it gets stronger and your memory of what was there before gets weaker.
‘Things Forgotten’ – 2018
If you want to remember the way something used to be, you must never go there now.
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