--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Everything I own in my closet has a…" description: "\"Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.\" — Clemantine Wamariya" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/clemantine-wamariya-9617_closet_everything-i-own-in-my-closet-has-a-stor_522955.jpg" --- # Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not… ![“Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.” quote by Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/clemantine-wamariya-9617_closet_everything-i-own-in-my-closet-has-a-stor_522955.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/clemantine-wamariya-9617_closet_everything-i-own-in-my-closet-has-a-stor_522955.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/clemantine-wamariya-9617_closet_everything-i-own-in-my-closet-has-a-stor_522955.jpg) > “Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.” [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Objects carry personal histories, turning material items into emotional keepsakes that reflect relationships and experiences. **In simple terms:** Things hold memories and love. Key Takeaway Cherish and honor the stories behind belongings. Themes memory relationships material culture storytelling Mood nostalgic reflective Type personal emotional When to use this quote - family heirlooms - gift-giving - home organization - memorializing personal items Key Concepts Attachment theory personal narrative sentimental value Questions to Reflect On - What item best represents a pivotal moment for you? - How do you balance sentimental value with practicality? A Different Perspective Objects may become burdens if they clutter or distract from present life. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/story/) ## Related quotes > [I have a tendency to really stuff things — like, I don't really express certain feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-osbourne/i-have-a-tendency-to-really-stuff-things-like-i-don-t-really-express/) [Jack Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-osbourne/) > [I have a tendency to really stuff things. I don't really express, you know? Like, express certain feelings and stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-osbourne/i-have-a-tendency-to-really-stuff-things-i-don-t-really-express-you/) [Jack Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-osbourne/) > [I don't live for stuff and things, and if I had to live in a cardboard box, I would put curtains on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-dell-orefice/i-don-t-live-for-stuff-and-things-and-if-i-had-to-live-in-a-cardboard/) [Carmen Dell'Orefice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-dell-orefice/) > [I want to do just minor, trivial stuff, things that I can do without worrying about the eyes of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hyun-bin/i-want-to-do-just-minor-trivial-stuff-things-that-i-can-do-without/) [Hyun Bin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hyun-bin/) > [SOME OF THE STUFF, THINGS, EPISODES,AND SCENARIOS IN LIFE AREN'T EVEN WORTH A SECOND THOUGHT](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-paul-rose/some-of-the-stuff-things-episodes-and-scenarios-in-life-aren-t-even/) [LEONARD PAUL ROSE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-paul-rose/) > [When I stuff things down and avoid it or try to work too hard through something that needs to be addressed, that's when life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-zingano/when-i-stuff-things-down-and-avoid-it-or-try-to-work-too-hard-through/) [Cat Zingano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cat-zingano/) > [What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven't seen before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-williams/what-some-folks-call-impossible-is-just-stuff-they-haven-t-seen-before/) [Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-williams/) > [Are we in love with God or just His stuff?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/are-we-in-love-with-god-or-just-his-stuff/) [Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/) > ['Side A' was a project that I wanted to do, stuff that I produced completely, and it was just stuff that I was dealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-grimmie/side-a-was-a-project-that-i-wanted-to-do-stuff-that-i-produced/) [Christina Grimmie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-grimmie/) > [All I can do is just do stuff while I am alive and hopefully that track record will speak for itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/all-i-can-do-is-just-do-stuff-while-i-am-alive-and-hopefully-that/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) > [The things that I'm talking about not knowing, they're not mysteries of the universe; it's just stuff I thought I would know by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-foxworthy/the-things-that-i-m-talking-about-not-knowing-they-re-not-mysteries/) [Jeff Foxworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-foxworthy/) > [There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/there-ain-t-no-sin-and-there-ain-t-no-virtue-there-s-just-stuff/) [John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/) > [Stuff is just stuff; it can be replaced. But you, you're something nothing can ever compare to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crapp/stuff-is-just-stuff-it-can-be-replaced-but-you-you-re-something/) [Crapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crapp/) > [There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-kamen/there-is-just-so-much-stuff-in-the-world-that-to-me-is-devoid-of-any/) [Dean Kamen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-kamen/) > [I lost a company. So what? It's just stuff. Can't take it with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-amos/i-lost-a-company-so-what-it-s-just-stuff-can-t-take-it-with-you/) [Wally Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-amos/) ## More by Clemantine Wamariya > [If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/if-we-believe-that-a-person-seeking-refuge-is-to-be-pitied-feared/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [No matter what is happening in your life, you always offer tea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/no-matter-what-is-happening-in-your-life-you-always-offer-tea/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [Always strive to be a better you for you and for other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/always-strive-to-be-a-better-you-for-you-and-for-other/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/if-you-want-to-learn-about-the-history-of-a-people-eat-their-food-and/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/my-day-to-day-varies-i-do-some-public-speaking-i-talk-to-school-groups/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/make-your-education-personal-when-it-matters-to-you-you-will-show-up/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/to-the-young-girl-who-fails-to-see-opportunities-around-her-awaken/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/i-am-thankful-to-those-who-ve-listened-to-my-story-over-and-over-as/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [Being able to connect with other humans is something I've done since I was little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/being-able-to-connect-with-other-humans-is-something-i-ve-done-since/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [Sharing presumes and creates equality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/sharing-presumes-and-creates-equality/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [The idea of somebody suffering is really painful to every human. In our collective language, we all too often see those who are suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/the-idea-of-somebody-suffering-is-really-painful-to-every-human-in/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/it-s-taken-a-lot-of-years-for-me-to-learn-how-to-share-my-story/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/we-are-all-neighbors-be-kind-be-gentle/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [Set goals but be flexible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/set-goals-but-be-flexible/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) > [I want to create or be a platform for people who have been labelled as a victim. I'm not going to be their voice;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/i-want-to-create-or-be-a-platform-for-people-who-have-been-labelled/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) [Explore all 71 Clemantine Wamariya quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) ## More Closet quotes > [For so long, for my whole life I didn't have to but I lived in the closet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-evans/for-so-long-for-my-whole-life-i-didn-t-have-to-but-i-lived-in-the/) [Scott Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-evans/) > [I own about 300 pairs of shoes. When I start to go over 300, I have mini-sales from my closet and give the money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacy-london/i-own-about-300-pairs-of-shoes-when-i-start-to-go-over-300-i-have/) [Stacy London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacy-london/) > [I'm not big on the closet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-butler/i-m-not-big-on-the-closet/) [Dan Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-butler/) > [There's a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakira/there-s-a-she-wolf-in-the-closet-let-it-out-so-it-can-breathe/) [Shakira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakira/) > [It's important for closet gay athletes everywhere, not just at the professional level, but more importantly athletes at the younger level in high school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fujita/it-s-important-for-closet-gay-athletes-everywhere-not-just-at-the/) [Scott Fujita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-fujita/) > [I feel like I've been shut in a closet, and he's on the other side, and he doesn't have the key to unlock the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/i-feel-like-i-ve-been-shut-in-a-closet-and-he-s-on-the-other-side-and/) [Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/) > [“The truth has a way of coming out of the closet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/march-lions/the-truth-has-a-way-of-coming-out-of-the-closet/) [March Lions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/march-lions/) > [People dance and we have a lot of music and... this might be the closet I get for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-crowe/people-dance-and-we-have-a-lot-of-music-and-this-might-be-the-closet/) [Cameron Crowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-crowe/) > [The emails and the tweets and the Facebook posts and the fan mail that we get from young people all over America that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-donovan/the-emails-and-the-tweets-and-the-facebook-posts-and-the-fan-mail/) [Trevor Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-donovan/) > [She up in the closet!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madea/she-up-in-the-closet/) [Madea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madea/) > [A lot of the stuff I was on 'All Stars,' it wasn't new, it was all stuff out of my closet and stuff that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chi-chi-devayne/a-lot-of-the-stuff-i-was-on-all-stars-it-wasn-t-new-it-was-all-stuff/) [Chi Chi DeVayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chi-chi-devayne/) > [Friends are readily disappointed by the size of my closet. And I thought it was big!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jessica-parker/friends-are-readily-disappointed-by-the-size-of-my-closet-and-i/) [Sarah Jessica Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jessica-parker/) > [“My closet’s so full of memories and fearful homosexuals that I have nowhere to hang my clothes. Well, that and I don’t know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/my-closet-s-so-full-of-memories-and-fearful-homosexuals-that-i-have/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) > [“We’re not broken. We’re not in the wrong bodies. We’re not inadequate. We’re not lesser. We’re not unwanted. We’re not fraudulent. We’re not undesirable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnostic-zetetic/we-re-not-broken-we-re-not-in-the-wrong-bodies-we-re-not-inadequate/) Agnostic Zetetic > [I've never seen so many sweater sets...are you sure this is a closet and not a portal to the 1950s? -Renee Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desperate-housewives/i-ve-never-seen-so-many-sweater-sets-are-you-sure-this-is-a-closet/) Desperate Housewives Browse all 425 Closet quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everything I own in my closet has a story. 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