The Forgetting Place Quotes

“The past is what imprisons us. There are some things in this world that can never be undone. But they can be faced. They can be forgiven. And if we hold on to that, then there is a chance for us. A chance that someday. . .we will be free.”
― John Burley, The Forgetting Place

“The worst kind of loneliness, I think, is to be in the presence of those you love and have them treat you like you aren't there.”
― John Burley, The Forgetting Place

“[...] the reason we do not trust one another is because we do not trust ourselves. We know all too well what we are capable of.”
― John Burley, The Forgetting Place

“We belong to our past, each of us serving it in our own way, and to break the tether between that time and the present is to risk shattering ourselves in the process.”
― John Burley, The Forgetting Place

“It is not a forgotten place, but it is a place for forgetting - the crimes committed by its patients settling into the dust like the gradual deterioration of the buildings themselves.”
― John Burley, The Forgetting Place