Quotes About Nostalgia

In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in.

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.

Not a day goes by that I don't remember my experience at the Olympics.

I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.

Whatever your parents do, you get conditioned to that. I remember my dad would put gramophone record, and would sit and read a book. And then once a week, we would go and watch a movie.

I have great, fond memories of Canada. I feel that one day my bones will more than likely end up there.

Oh my God, imagine if S Club Juniors got back together, I'd love that to happen one day.

There has not been one day since I left that I have not thought about Haiti.

That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.

One of the things I loved about my childhood was that I didn't feel like I lost my innocence too young, like some children these days.

There's very little bohemia in Australia and it's one of the things I miss most about not living in Europe.

One of the things about having worked at certain places is that it becomes very hard after you stop working at them to continue a relationship, to continue even reading them. So I must confess that I don't read 'New York' magazine anymore.

I was an international krumper at one time. I can't talk about it, really, because when you've lived for krump like I have, when you get a bit older and you move away from it, it's hard.

When you're a kid, you don't watch a movie one time. You watch it 10, 20 times.

I've been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections of their childhoods. I've filled two journals. It's a great thing to do as a mother - you forget a lot as you go along, but reading over what you've written brings all the memories back.

My grandfather bought me my first Marvel comic book when I was six years old, and since then, it has been an ongoing love. It was an 'X-Men' comic book.

There is something not entirely satisfying about an online memorial.

I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

I've always wanted a family since I was a little girl - a big family. I'm an only child, so I wanted, like, 10 kids... for sure.

I don't mind being an only child; never have. I am lucky, though, that I have my friend Emily, who grew-up very close to me and so, there is someone I have shared memories with. I would miss that if I didn't have it, I think.

When I was coming up, there was only one way to listen to music, and that was on a Walkman.

I tend not to look at my work after I've done it. In fact, the only time I typically get to review it is when the fans bring up comics at shows, and I kind of flip through it and be like, 'Oh, I remember doing this!'

Where do I begin with 'The Godfather?' It's like explaining why the 'Bible' is so popular. I'll always remember seeing the first one because it was the only time I went to the movies with my grandfather.

I dearly remember the old days... Fleetwood Mac had this one-of-a-kind charm. They were gregarious, charming and cheeky onstage. Very cheeky. They'd have a good time.