He thought each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins. As in a party game. Say the words and pass it on. So be sparing. What you alter in the remembering has yet a reality, known or not. Cormac McCarthy
Always to be sparing is always to be in want. Danish Proverb
They limit their expenditure where it is not needed, and are ever lavish of that of which they should be sparing. Latin Proverb