The past is obdurate.

“the late afternoon sunlight, warm as oil, sweet as childhood ...”

“The only religions I don't like are the ones that insist their God is bigger th…”

“¡Te voy a matar! Y, te lo aseguro, si Dios me lo permite, te mataré dos veces.”

“I'm sorry I didn't know it was an elephant; I thought it was part of the furnit…”