Memories Quote by Peter Orner

Memory depends mainly upon myth. Some even occurs in our minds, in actuality or in fantasy; we form it in memory, molding it like…

— Rollo May

Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.

— Daniel Kahneman

“A memory is its own thing each time it's recalled. It's not absolute. Stories based on actual events often share more with fiction than…

— Iain Reid

“We view memories as archives of past events—of what has actually happened. But in reality, memories are nothing more than descriptions of what we…

— Mo Gawdat

“We view memories as archives of past events—of what has actually happened. But in reality, memories are nothing more than descriptions of what we…

— Mo Gawdat

A story is ultimately a memory. It's important when you're telling a story to think about why this memory is a memory. You don't…

— Matt Besser

Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with…

— John Slattery

Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.

— Philip Roth

Memory itself is an internal rumour; and when to this hearsay within the mind we add the falsified echoes that reach us from others,…

— George Santayana

remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.

— Rodman Philbrick

Storytelling sticks in the mind because it attaches emotions to events, and that's the way we remember things. If you don't tell stories, no…

— Nick Morgan

“They way one does research into nonexistent history is to tell the story and find out what happened. I believe this isn't very different…

— Ursula K. Le Guin