Memory Quotes

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I wonder sometimes what the memory of God looks like. Is it a palace of infinite rooms, a chest of many jeweled objects, a long,… — Catherynne M. Valente
How grudging memory is, and how bitterly she clutches the raw material of her daily work. — Lawrence Durrell
The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of… — Barack Obama
A person's memory is everything, really. Memory is identity. It's you. — Stephen King
Memory is fiction. We select the brightest and the darkest, ignoring what we are ashamed of, and so embroider the broad tapestry of our lives. — Isabel Allende
Memory is a funny thing. It tricks you into believing that you've forgotten important moments, and then when you're raking your brain for a bit… — Melina Marchetta
Thatâ€™s what a map is, you know. Just a memory. — Catherynne M. Valente
We've left the moment. It's gone. We're somewhere else now, and that's okay. We've still got that moment with us somewhere, deep in our memory,… — Libba Bray
Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite… — Christopher Hitchens
We Irish prefer embroideries to plain cloth. To us Irish, memory is a canvas--stretched, primed, and ready for painting on. We love the "story" part… — Frank Delaney
No woman should have a memory. Memory in a woman is the beginning of dowdiness. One can always tell from a woman's bonnet whether she… — Oscar Wilde
What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen, anecdotes… — James Hilton
To begin with, poor peopleÂ´s memory is less nourished than that of a rich; it has fewer landmarks in space because they seldom leave the… — Albert Camus
Of all manâ€™s instruments, the most wondrous, no doubt, is the book. The other instruments are extensions of his body. The microscope, the telescope, are… — Jorge Luis Borges
Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Macbeth: How does your patient, doctor? Doctor: Not so sick, my lord, as she is troubled with thick-coming fancies that keep her from rest. Macbeth:… — William Shakespeare
Iâ€™ve seen all I need to. Iâ€™m going to go drink now in a futile effort to wipe away the memory of this debacle. — Richelle Mead
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mom said, "His spirit is there," and that made me really angry. I told her, "Dad didn't have a spirit! He had cells!" "His memory… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Loss brings pain. Yes. But pain triggers memory. And memory is a kind of new birth, within each of us. And it is that new… — Sue Miller

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