Quotes About Memory

I am made of pieces and of the spaces between them where other pieces used to be. I am a landscape of loss. Most of me is the memory of where else, and who else, and with whom, I have been and no longer am.

I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

It is human to exaggerate the merits of the dead.

When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but I am getting old, and soon I shall remember only the latter.

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.

Put it out of your mind. In no time, it will be a forgotten memory.

Do you recognise me?" he asked. Willie looked hard and considered before finally replying "Lie down so I can recognise you.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

Memory is a crazy woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food.

It's funny, I listen to friends who talk about back when they were 14, eight, 16, whatever, as if it was yesterday. Me, I've no idea what I did. It's all a blur, I'm afraid.

What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity.

Just because you're old that doesn't mean you're more forgetful. The same people whose names I can't remember now I couldn't remember fifty years ago. . .

Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.

I intended to give you some advice but now I remember how much is left over from last year unused.

Yes it's her husband. She hasn't got over it. Died thirty years ago.

Dad, one of my first memories is of sharing my worry with you about the space shuttle poking holes in the atmosphere and letting out all of Earth's air.

I know this music from memory, not from the music.

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

He was listening so I don't remember.

I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.

I have a poor memory for names; but I seldom remember a face.

I'm a psychic amnesiac. I know in advance what I'll forget.

As I remember it, the bases were loaded.

I've known Chevy Chase for so long, I actually knew him when he was funny!