Certainty Quote by Hannah Pittard
““And, suddenly, something new is now certain, something that we hadn't ever thought of before. There will come a day when we will think of Nora Lindell for the last time...Whatever the memory, we will think of her, wonder what might have been, and we won't even know it while it's happening, but it will be the last time we ever think of her. That day will come. It is a certainty now.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Dream of the Black Wolf, 2020
A future certainty about the final memory of someone we will unknowingly lose, highlighting the inevitability of loss.
In simple terms: We will eventually forget loved ones, often without realizing it.
Key Takeaway
Cherish memories before they fade.
Themes
loss
memory
inevitability
time
acceptance
Mood
somber
contemplative
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- writing
- family gatherings
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
existentialism
psychology
narrative theory
Questions to Reflect On
- What steps can you take to honor memories now?
- How does anticipating loss affect your present actions?
A Different Perspective
Focusing solely on inevitability may cause fatalism.
![“[I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics, in so far as disposed through it we are able to reach certainty in other sciences and truth by the exclusion of error.” quote by Roger Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d13/roger-bacon-15067_able_i-f-in-other-sciences-we-should-arrive-a_24209.jpg)
