"When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood"
- Sam Ewing
About this Quote
This quote by Sam Ewing talks to the concept that our memories of the past are often much more effective than the truth of the present. When we return to a location we once called house, we may find that it is not the like we remember it. We may locate that the physical framework of the residence has altered, or that the people we when knew are no more there. However, what we genuinely miss out on is not the physical house, yet the memories of our childhood years that we connect with it. We may find that the memories of our childhood years are extra powerful than the physical house we once recognized. This quote talks to the idea that our memories of the past can be more powerful than the reality of the here and now.
This quote is written / told by Sam Ewing somewhere between April 9, 1949 and today. He was a famous Athlete from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Home. The author also have 11 other quotes.
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