Tess Gallagher Quote

The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.


A Concert of Tenses: Essays on Poetry (1986)


The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.

The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.

The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.

The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.