Who said "Memory is the only possession we can never lose."?

This quote is attributed to Seamus Heaney.

Memory is the only possession we can never lose. - Seamus Heaney

"Memory is the only possession we can never lose."

Seamus Heaney

Poet Irish 1939–2013

"Between my finger and my thumb the squat pen rests; snug as a gun."

"Whatever is given can be taken away."

"The main thing is to get the mood right."

"Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work."