Our Culture Is An Edifice Built Of

Someday In The Distant Cyborg Future, When Our Internal And External Memories Fully Merge, We May Come To Possess Infinite Knowledge. But That's Not The Same Thing As Wisdom.

During The Middle Ages They Understood That Words Accompanied By Imagery Are Much More Memorable. By Making The Margins Of A Book Colorful And Beautiful, Illuminations Help Make The Text Unforgettable. It's Unfortunate That We've Lost The Art Of Illumination.

...who We Are And What We Do It Is Fundamentally A Function Of What We Remember.

Monotony Collapses Time. Novelty Unfolds It.

If You Were A Medieval Scholar Reading A Book, You Knew That There Was A Reasonable Likelihood You'd Never See That Particular Text Again, And So A High Premium Was Placed On Remembering What You Read. You Couldn't Just Pull A Book Off The Shelf To Consult It For A Quote Or An Idea.