Erin Morgenstern Quotes

I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.

I really don’t make history; I preserve it.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Our roots are clinging, we shouldn't knock down so many old 'buildings.'

Not everything needs changing. Some things need protecting. And that can be just as important, challenging and rewarding as changing the world.

People are quick to make monuments of anything they live long enough to control.

People should make a stand for the things they love and want to see survive infinite generations.

In Lagos there's a really strong case to resurrect strong parts. Embedded in all of it are some amazing pieces of planning, amazing pieces of engineering and interaction. For instance, the campus of Lagos University is stunningly beautiful, efficient and generous, and that needs to be recognised and preserved.

Monuments are for the living, not the dead.

The past is only the present become invisible and mute; and because it is invisible and mute, its memorized glances and its murmurs are infinitely precious. We are tomorrow's past.

Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone.

History takes time... History makes memory.

The only legacy I seek is the one that any grandparent seeks - that is, to hand off our nation... our fields and our farms to the next generation in better shape than we found it.

With population pressures, urbanization, and modernization encroaching, we're in a race against time. Why not use the most advanced tools we have to map, quantify, and protect our past?

There is a palpable sense of history in the homes that I choose to occupy. I think that's one of the reasons I gravitate towards old homes: I really like that sense of history and that sense that I am one step in a very long process that trails out in both directions around me - before me and ahead of me.

We should not fear what is new, but we should not throw out that which is in the past but is still valuable.

We have to maintain the Krishnasthali.

I'd like the records to be remembered just for the music.

The novel is an artifact, which is why antiquarians cling to it so fervently.

My generation is now the door to memory. That is why I am remembering.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

Elizabeth Taylor is one of the great cultural icons. She is a part of our history and should be celebrated.… This presentation is very special for the community, there are so many people who want to understand this side of Elizabeth Taylor.

The world that birthed that story is long gone, all its people are dead, but it continues to touch the present and future because someone cared enough about that world to keep it. To put it in words. To remember it.

I preserve things that are significant to me. Only time will determine what is important in the long term. But something can be rediscovered only if someone has collected and preserved it.

My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.