“Writing is a futile attempt to preserve what disappears moment by moment. All that remains of my mother is what I remember and what I have written for and about her. Eventually that is all that will remain of [my husband] and me. Writing sometimes feels frivolous and sometimes sacred, but memory is one of my strongest muses. I serve her with my words. So long as people read, those we love survive however evanescently. As do we writers, saying with our life's work, Remember. Remember us. Remember me.”
![“Writing is a futile attempt to preserve what disappears moment by moment. All that remains of my mother is what I remember and what I have written for and about her. Eventually that is all that will remain of [my husband] and me. Writing sometimes feels frivolous and sometimes sacred, but memory…” quote by Marge Piercy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c10/marge-piercy-2610_all-that-remains_writing-is-a-futile-attempt-to-preserve_2603432.jpg)
![“I think people write to remember: (Whether) to bring back a mem'ry to life, (Or for their future selves a reminder, Once God begins to dim their lights). But I learnt that I write not just to recall, Because, damn, I cite well if I let, Profusely[-]vividly remembering all – I think I write in…” quote by Porcupine Strongwill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/937/porcupine-strongwill-270131_forget_i-think-people-write-to-remember-whether_1984484.jpg)
