Who said "The past is not dead; it is not even past."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

The past is not dead; it is not even past. - Thomas Hardy

"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

Thomas Hardy History

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

"The greatest poverty is not to live in a beautiful world."

"Life offers to none a charm that is permanent, the inevitable effect of time is to degrade and destroy."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"There is no greater thing than to be somebody's reason to smile."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."