In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long years after, they can be called up in detail, and every emotion that was stirred by them can be lived through anew; these are the tragedies of life.


The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays (ed. Oxford University Press on Demand, 1995) - ISBN: 9780195076455

James Weldon Johnson Quotes

In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long ...

In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long ...

In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long ...

In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long ...