Source: Water for Elephants
“Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
Stephen King book Misery
Misery (1987)
Context: Writers remember everything... especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.
“The past is more than a memory.”
John Trudell (1946–2015) Native American rights activist, musician, poet
"What it Means to be a Human Being" Speech (2001)
“Memory plays tricks. Memory is another word for story, and nothing is more unreliable.”
Ann-Marie MacDonald book Fall on Your Knees
Source: Fall on Your Knees
“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos (1889–1981) Actress, novelist, screenwriter, TV producer
“The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.”
Edward Thomas (1878–1917) Poet and journalist
Source: "The Unknown", line 16, cited from Collected Poems (London: Selwyn & Blount, 1920), p. 116.
“Memories mean more to me than dresses.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
“Few things are more deceptive than memories.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón book The Shadow of the Wind
Source: The Shadow of the Wind
