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F. Scott Fitzgerald

It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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It is more disappointing to revisit memories and realize they don't live up to how you remember them than to never fully recall them at all. The past can seem better when it stays as an idealized image in your mind rather than when it is faced with the reality of the present.

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