He thought that each evocked memory must violate its origins to some extent. As in a game. The phone game. It is better to be sparse. What one alters through memory has, however, whether or not known.
In Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," the protagonist reflects on the nature of memory and how it changes over time. He believes that every memory, when recalled, deviates from its original state, similar to a game where rules are modified. This suggests that the act of remembering is not a straightforward process; it inherently alters the memory itself.
The protagonist also feels that being selective or sparse in recalling memories may lead...