Presence is never self-identical; it is always mediated by a... - Jacques Derrida

"Presence is never self-identical; it is always mediated by absence and difference."

Jacques Derrida Time

Philosopher, Deconstructionist French-Algerian 1930–2004

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"Time spent with loved ones is never wasted."

"I've been alive for a long time. Long enough to know that you can't trust anyone."

"The past always catches up with you."