Unrestrained Sea

No man steps into the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.

Zachary Mason – The Lost Books of the Odyssey

The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.

Zachary Mason – The Lost Books of the Odyssey

Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Zachary Mason – The Lost Books of the Odyssey

The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy.

Zachary Mason – The Lost Books of the Odyssey

Maps are of two kinds. Some seek to represent the location of things in space. That is the first kind – the geography of space. But others represent the locations of things in time – or perhaps their progression through time. These maps tell stories, which is to say they are the geography of time.

Zachary Mason – The Lost Books of the Odyssey