Memory Quotes

Memories are sometimes a relief. And sometimes they’re torture.

I can bring tears to your eyes and resurrect the dead. I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?
[A memory.]

For every bad memory, there is a good one that will get you through it.[to Barry]

Sometimes the universe allows for the making of unexpected memories.

Your memories are the first step to consciousness. How can you learn from your mistakes if you can’t remember them?

We hold on to the memories because they’re what we have left.

I used to think that there was a black hole inside me that nothing could fill. Then I had a daughter. I remember the first time that I put her to sleep. I was standing, holding her in my arms, rocking her. I was looking at her all the time. She was looking up at me. I began to feel that she trusted me, that she felt safe. She must have done because her eyelids started closing little by little, and then she was asleep. That’s a good memory.

You live only as long as the last person who remembers you.

There’s no right or wrong way to grieve. Sometimes allowing yourself to indulge in memories of a loved one is the best way to get closure.

Memory. It is such a potent force in our lives.

Memories can resurface. Wounds can reopen. The roads we walk have demons beneath. And yours have been waiting for a very long time.[to Sherlock]

I’m sorry I don’t have a photographic memory, but my brain is already too busy being awesome.