I think Quote by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Create what you remember. Create what you repress. Create what you've never known & what you can't forget.

— Melody Minagar

I can never remember things I didn't understand in the first place.

— Amy Tan

Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present.

— Paul Fussell

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember

— Harold Pinter

There are many things I’ve written that I didn’t really understand until a long time later.

— Harry Mathews

In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to…

— David McCullough

You carry your past with you even if you don't remember any of it.

— Ann Brashares

“Your brain activates a magnificent system to store memories as reference points for you to learn from... not to create a past for you…

— Steve Maraboli

So much of what we understand comes from knowing what something is and what that something used to be, which allows us to figure…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.

— Ry Cooder

Even before you understand them, your brain is drawn to maps.

— Ken Jennings

“Understanding where you come from means taking a good hard look at your past and giving yourself the freedom to learn from it.”

— Debra Fileta