The future is not ahead of us, it is always already behind u... - Jacques Derrida

"The future is not ahead of us, it is always already behind us, inscribed in the traces we leave."

Jacques Derrida Time

Philosopher, Deconstructionist French-Algerian 1930–2004

More from Jacques Derrida

"There is no outside text."

"Writing is the dangerous supplement."

"The future is not something to be predicted, but to be invented."

"Deconstruction is not destruction."

"Time waits for no one."

"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."