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title: "2 Memories Forget Quotes By Paula Hawkins"
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> [“the author claimed that blacking out wasn’t simply a matter of forgetting what had happened, but having no memories to forget in the first place. His theory was that you get into a state where your brain no longer makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/the-author-claimed-that-blacking-out-wasn-t-simply-a-matter-of/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

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> [“It was written by a doctor, but I've no idea whether it was accurate: the author claimed that blacking out wasn't simply a matter of forgetting what happened, but having no memories to forget in the first place. His theory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/it-was-written-by-a-doctor-but-i-ve-no-idea-whether-it-was-accurate/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

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## More by Paula Hawkins

> [“It’s less acceptable to drink on the train on a Monday,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/it-s-less-acceptable-to-drink-on-the-train-on-a-monday/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“I am not the girl I used to be...it's as if people can see the damage written all over me, can see it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/i-am-not-the-girl-i-used-to-be-it-s-as-if-people-can-see-the-damage/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“She felt it when she woke, not a presence but an absence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/she-felt-it-when-she-woke-not-a-presence-but-an-absence/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“Beautiful sunshine, cloudless skies, no one to play with, nothing to do. Living like this, the way I'm living at the moment, is harder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/beautiful-sunshine-cloudless-skies-no-one-to-play-with-nothing-to-do/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/i-want-to-drag-knives-over-my-skin-just-to-feel-something-other-than/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“I forgot to feel what I was supposed to be feeling...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/i-forgot-to-feel-what-i-was-supposed-to-be-feeling/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“gardens over. One of them was crying—maybe they both were—and there was a child bawling its head off,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/gardens-over-one-of-them-was-crying-maybe-they-both-were-and-there/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“The things I want to remember I can't, and the things I try so hard to forget just keep coming.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/the-things-i-want-to-remember-i-can-t-and-the-things-i-try-so-hard-to/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“the author claimed that blacking out wasn’t simply a matter of forgetting what had happened, but having no memories to forget in the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/the-author-claimed-that-blacking-out-wasn-t-simply-a-matter-of/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“LA VIE N’EST PAS UN PARAGRAPHE.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/la-vie-n-est-pas-un-paragraphe/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“me thinking straight. I take a shower, get dressed and make another cup of coffee, and then I sit down in the living room,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/me-thinking-straight-i-take-a-shower-get-dressed-and-make-another-cup/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“Something felt off, but I realized eventually that it was just me. Still,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/something-felt-off-but-i-realized-eventually-that-it-was-just-me-still/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/the-holes-in-your-life-are-permanent-you-have-to-grow-around-them/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“I don't remember things. I black out and I can't remember where I've been or what I've done. Sometimes I wonder if I've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/i-don-t-remember-things-i-black-out-and-i-can-t-remember-where-i-ve/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

> [“Some days I feel so bad that I have to drink; some days I feel so bad that I can’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-hawkins/some-days-i-feel-so-bad-that-i-have-to-drink-some-days-i-feel-so-bad/)

[Paula Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-hawkins/)

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