Pain and loss Quote by Carrie Ryan

“It's a mistake to think that if we don't remember or don't acknowledge painful experiences they will just disappear. In fact, great damage is…

— Susan Forward

“And what was wrong with my memory? How come I didn’t recollect how I spent these painful days, and why was I okay with…

— Adam Johnson

Human beings remember experiences

— Matt Prior

“The people we love get under our skin and crawl through our veins and fine their way into our heart. They choke up our…

— Katrina Leno

“People who have lost their memories have lost much of what makes them who they are. Memory is what enables us to learn by…

— Patricia Wolfe

“Each life experience leaves a layer of memory like a deposit of sediment: things we’ve loved and moments of contentment we’ve cherished that when…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Forgetting is as integral to memory as death is to life.”

— Rabih Alameddine

“Memory in the mind of man can adapt to the worst conditions. I'll give you an example, an analogy of sorts: Each night I…

— Bob Thurber

“We don’t even survive in the memories of the living. Science has destroyed that myth. Whenever we remember something, what we’re doing is remembering…

— Enrique de Hériz

“For humans, being able to 'forget' is what allows them to survive through their cruel and harsh lives.”

— Hotaru Odagiri

“Every painful memory you have which keeps recurring is simply your unconscious mind trying to protect you by reminding you of experiences which caused…

— Roger Roger

“We are all able to contain our uncomfortable memories to some degree, while there are those who suffer from compulsively remembering in spite of…

— Stanka Gjurić