Ted Chiang Quote

"Forgive and forget" goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship between those two actions wasn't so straightforward. In most cases we had to forget a little bit before we could forgive; when we no longer experienced the pain as fresh, the insult was easier to forgive, which in turn made it less memorable, and so on.

"The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling", Subterranean Press Magazine, Fall 2013

Forgive and forget goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship ...

Forgive and forget goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship ...

Forgive and forget goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship ...

Forgive and forget goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship ...