Bridges Quote by Daniel Schacter

When it comes to memories, the good and the bad never balance.

— Jodi Picoult

A good memory, which nature has endowed us with, causes things long past to seem present.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Memory performs the impossible for man by the strength of his divine arms; holds together past and present, beholding both, existing in both, abides…

— Mark Van Doren

“Memory is permanent and life's encounters, transient. - "Vindication Across Time”

— Mala Naidoo

“So why bother investing in one’s memory in an age of externalized memories? The best answer I can give is the one I received…

— Joshua Foer

Memory performs the impossible for man; holds together past and present, gives continuity and dignity to human life.

— Mark Van Doren

[Memory] is a passion no less powerful or pervasive than love. It is [the ability] to live in more than one world, to prevent…

— Elie Wiesel

It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten.

— Sharon Cameron

Memory narrativises itself.

— Aleksandar Hemon

Remembering is a great invention of the mind.

— Rodman Philbrick

“The main benefit of memory for past events may be that it allows us to imagine future events.”

— Thomas Suddendorf

The virtues we acquire, which develop slowly within us, are the invisible links that bind each one of our existences to the others -…

— Honore de Balzac