“But even with a listener to stimulate and ground your thought, the bits and pieces of your thought cannot be preserved into jotted notes. How could you ever call back to mind what you had so laboriously worked out? The only answer is: Think memorable thoughts.” (Ong, 66)

This quote really stood out to me because it touches on the concept of time. The way that I translated it was that even if you have a person listening to the words coming from your lips, the idea cannot be savored from just some bits and pieces that you may recall. The only way to really remember your ideas is to think memorably and make it something worth while. I thought that this quote was really deep because time is so limited and we all have so many big ideas. Even when we have a lot going on in life, it could be hard to remember all the thoughts and ideas that pass through your mind. In order to make your thoughts ones to remember, you must think memorably. I thought this quote was so beautifully written and it really hit hard due to the fact that we must make all of our important ideas count.

Work Cited:

Ong, Walter. ·Orality, Literacy, and Modern Media….. In David Crowley and Paul Heyer, Communication in History: Technology Culture, Society. Third Edition. New York: Longman, 1999, pp.60-67