A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day.
Meaning of the quote
Memory and hope are two powerful things. Memory looks back at the past, while hope looks forward to the future. Memory is like a painter in our brain, creating pictures of the days that have already happened. It records the history of our lives.
About Grandma Moses
Grandma Moses, whose real name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses, was an American folk artist who didn’t start painting until the age of 78. Despite her advanced age, she gained immense popularity in the 1950s, appearing on the cover of Time Magazine and having a biographical documentary made about her. Her simple, nostalgic paintings of rural life captivated many and she was awarded two honorary doctoral degrees for her work.
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Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.
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I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills, then the houses, then the cattle, and then the people.
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