“Yes. They’ll forget us. Such is our fate. What seems to us serious, ssignificant, very important, will one day be forgotten or will seem unimportant. And it’s curious that we can’t possibly tell what exactly will be considered great and important, and what will seem petty and ridiculous. ...And it may be that our present life, which we accept so readily, will in time seem strange, inconvenient, stupid, not clean enough, perhaps even sinful...”
—Anton Chekhov, tr.
Constance Garnett
