--- title: "17 Memories Aren Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Memories Aren quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Memories Aren sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/anonymous-1_cherish_some-memories-aren-t-meant-to-be-cherish_255118.jpg" --- > [Some memories aren't meant to be cherished. Some you just need to let go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-memories-aren-t-meant-to-be-cherished-some-you-just-need-to-let/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/anonymous-1_cherish_some-memories-aren-t-meant-to-be-cherish_255118.jpg) > [Some memories aren't meant to leave traces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreyzii/some-memories-aren-t-meant-to-leave-traces/) [Kreyzii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreyzii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/kreyzii-26286_memories_some-memories-aren-t-meant-to-leave-trac_46658.jpg) > [“Memories aren't rags that come clean with enough ringing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/memories-aren-t-rags-that-come-clean-with-enough-ringing/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/dean-koontz-118_memories_memories-aren-t-rags-that-come-clean-wit_251896.jpg) > [“All our memories aren’t bad, are they, Dorie?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cara-marsi/all-our-memories-aren-t-bad-are-they-dorie/) [Cara Marsi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cara-marsi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/cara-marsi-90899_memories_all-our-memories-aren-t-bad-are-they-dor_1494766.jpg) > [“Memories aren't always about facts. Sometimes they're about feelings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-dionne/memories-aren-t-always-about-facts-sometimes-they-re-about-feelings/) [Karen Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-dionne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/karen-dionne-54579_facts_memories-aren-t-always-about-facts-somet_2561786.jpg) > [Memories aren't stored in the heart or the head or even the soul, if you ask me, but in the spaces between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/memories-aren-t-stored-in-the-heart-or-the-head-or-even-the-soul-if/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/jodi-picoult-45_ask-me_memories-aren-t-stored-in-the-heart-or-t_2935888.jpg) > [“I have learned, though, that memories aren’t things that have to pile up and overwhelm you. They’re just colors...that shade all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-monopoli/i-have-learned-though-that-memories-aren-t-things-that-have-to-pile/) [Ben Monopoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-monopoli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/ben-monopoli-27946_memory_i-have-learned-though-that-memories-aren_1651660.jpg) > [“I’m chasing a ghost. I’m chasing memories that aren’t there. I’m chasing moments that will never happen. So my next step is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/london-casey/i-m-chasing-a-ghost-i-m-chasing-memories-that-aren-t-there-i-m/) [London Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/london-casey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/london-casey-84082_next-step_i-m-chasing-a-ghost-i-m-chasing-memories_1568843.jpg) > [“When you forgive yourself, you free yourself from memories which aren’t serving you anymore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hina-hashmi/when-you-forgive-yourself-you-free-yourself-from-memories-which-aren/) [Hina Hashmi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hina-hashmi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/hina-hashmi-33784_forgive_when-you-forgive-yourself-you-free-yours_677362.jpg) > [One's memories aren't what actually happened - they're very subjective. You can always make it much better, right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/one-s-memories-aren-t-what-actually-happened-they-re-very-subjective/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/wong-kar-wai-9417_always_one-s-memories-aren-t-what-actually-happ_1217906.png) > [“Memories aren't stored in the heart or hte head or even the soul, but in the spaces between any given two people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/memories-aren-t-stored-in-the-heart-or-hte-head-or-even-the-soul-but/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/jodi-picoult-45_memory_memories-aren-t-stored-in-the-heart-or-h_1948088.jpg) > [Your greatest memories aren't always about where you are or what you are doing. Sometimes it's more about who shared that moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/your-greatest-memories-aren-t-always-about-where-you-are-or-what-you/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/nishan-panwar-14_life_your-greatest-memories-aren-t-always-abo_2636725.jpg) > [Just because someone isn't in my life anymore, doesn't mean the memories about them aren't in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bilal-zahoor/just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-anymore-doesn-t-mean-the/) [Bilal Zahoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bilal-zahoor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/bilal-zahoor-7205_heart_just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-an_759288.jpg) > [When I was 5, 6 - so you know, memories aren't that great - I remember coming home and I remember seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-carmona/when-i-was-5-6-so-you-know-memories-aren-t-that-great-i-remember/) [Richard Carmona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-carmona/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/richard-carmona-17754_army_when-i-was-5-6-so-you-know-memories-aren_1491765.jpg) > [“Now keep in mind, memories aren’t historical archives. They’re—improvisations, really. A lot of the stuff you associate with a particular event might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-watts/now-keep-in-mind-memories-aren-t-historical-archives-they-re/) [Peter Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-watts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/peter-watts-4020_history_now-keep-in-mind-memories-aren-t-histori_756361.jpg) > [“Often we’re not even trying to exaggerate; we just can’t recall all the details of the story. Our memories aren’t perfect records…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-berger/often-we-re-not-even-trying-to-exaggerate-we-just-can-t-recall-all/) [Jonah Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-berger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/jonah-berger-25324_people-tell_often-we-re-not-even-trying-to-exaggerat_2850555.jpg) > [“Just because the situation turned out kind of messed up doesn't mean that my memories aren't valid," he says. "They're still true,still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-c-walker/just-because-the-situation-turned-out-kind-of-messed-up-doesn-t-mean/) [Melissa C. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-c-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/melissa-c-walker-35803_memories_just-because-the-situation-turned-out-ki_135720.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memories-aren/#itemlist", "name": "Memories Aren Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some memories aren't meant to be cherished. 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Sometimes it's more about…” — Nishan Panwar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just because someone isn't in my life anymore, doesn't mean the memories about them aren't in my heart.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bilal Zahoor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bilal-zahoor/just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-anymore-doesn-t-mean-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/bilal-zahoor-7205_heart_just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-an_759288.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/bilal-zahoor-7205_heart_just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-an_759288.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/bilal-zahoor-7205_heart_just-because-someone-isn-t-in-my-life-an_759288.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just because someone isn't in my life anymore, doesn't mean the memories about them aren't in my heart.” — Bilal Zahoor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was 5, 6 - so you know, memories aren't that great - I remember coming home and I remember seeing all of our belongings on the street and a Salvation Army truck picking them up. 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