A mountain ruin stands as a reminder that every peak holds a story. The quotes talk about how past memories can bring sorrow, pleasure, or a sense of treasure. They also note that some societies try to erase those memories, while love often makes us cherish what we have lost more than what we hope for.
![“And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon the good will which provoked them for it had power to protect and to confer honor and to strengthen resolve and it had the power to heal men and to bring them to safety…” quote by Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/cormac-mccarthy-181_encouragement_and-after-and-for-a-long-time-to-come-he_1311728.jpg)
