“Funny how the nature of a normal day is the first memory to fade.”
Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin
Source: We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Hindu, "1947, first-hand ", Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 Available Online http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2004/08/15/stories/2004081500530300.htm <br class="br">2000s
“Funny how the nature of a normal day is the first memory to fade.”
Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin
Source: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Cesare Pavese (1908–1950) Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
Variant: The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
Source: The Burning Brand: Diaries, 1935-1950
Cecelia Ahern (1981) Irish novelist
Variant: Memories were fine but you couldn't touch them, smell them or hold them. They were never exactly as the moment was, and they faded with time.
“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Source: The Color of Magic
“There were some memories, though, that never faded.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Bones
Variant: There were some feelings you never forgot.
Source: City of Bones