One forgot, one forgot. What hold had one on the past? The present moment was a little travelling in darkness

One forgot, one forgot. What hold had one on the past? The present moment was a little travelling in darkness

In the world of Iris Murdoch, the concept of memory and its hold on the past is a recurring theme. The quote "One forgot, one forgot. What hold had one on the past? The present moment was a little travelling in darkness" encapsulates the idea that memory is fleeting and unreliable, and that the present moment is all we truly have.