The past moves me and with ...

The past moves me and with me, although I remove myself from it. Its light often shines on this night traveler: and when it does, I scribble it down. Whatever pleasure is in it I need pass on. That's happiness. That is who I am.
 Virginia Hamilton

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The books from which [children] learn must reflect movement and change and all of the infinite possibilities of minds at liberty.
 Virginia Hamilton
To leave a place, you'd best leave everything behind; all your possessions, including memory. Traveling's not as easy as it's made out to be.
 Virginia Hamilton