Permanence Quotes
Permanence shows up as the idea that repeated words can become lasting and that death leaves a permanent mark on memory. The quotes also say that trying to erase a failure only writes it deeper in our story. They contrast this with the impermanence of relationships and the fleeting nature of life.
![“Nearly all the writing of our time is likely to disappear in a hundred years. Certainly most readers - and nearly all critics - feel that [Kurt] Vonnegut started to repeat himself, to grow increasingly self-indulgent and meandering, and to sometimes just blather in his later work. But his books up…” quote by Michael Dirda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/michael-dirda-3414_1960s_nearly-all-the-writing-of-our-time-is-li_13506.jpg)
