That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity are ever at odds; our history ever a tale told by inattentive idealists.


Living with Music: Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings (ed. 2001)

Ralph Ellison Quotes

That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity...

That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity...

That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity...

That which we remember is, more often than not, that which we would like to have been; or that which we hope to be. Thus our memory and our identity...