Quotes about memories

„Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all.“

—  Harlan Coben, book Tell No One

Source: Tell No One

„An imagination is a powerful tool. It can tint memories of the past, shade perceptions of the present, or paint a future so vivid that it can entice… or terrify, all depending upon how we conduct ourselves today.“

—  Jim Davis American cartoonist and creator of Garfield 1945

„Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything - that is how, it is between people who are each other's first memories“

—  Khaled Hosseini, book The Kite Runner

Source: The Kite Runner

„Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.“

—  Bob Marley Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician 1945 - 1981

„True alchemy lies in this formula: ‘Your memory and your senses are but the nourishment of your creative impulse’.“

—  Arthur Rimbaud, book Illuminations

Source: Illuminations

„Memory is a mirror that scandalously lies.“

—  Julio Cortázar, book Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

Source: Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

„I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question.
Tell me," I said.
You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.“

—  Ravi Zacharias Indian philosopher 1946

„I know this much: that there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where the pulse lies. And this personal time, which is the true time, is measured in your relationship to memory.“

—  Julian Barnes, book The Sense of an Ending

Source: The Sense of an Ending

„Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.“

—  Hunter S. Thompson, book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Source: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

„The scene I had just witnessed brought back a lot of memories — not of things I have done but of things I have failed to do, wasted hours and frustrated moments and opportunities forever lost because time had eaten so much of my life and I would never get it back.“

—  Hunter S. Thompson American journalist and author 1937 - 2005

1990s, The Rum Diary (1998)

„Our nation's memory is long and our reach is far.“

—  Madeleine K. Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State 1937

Public statement in response to the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. In: Schweid, Barry (August 10, 1998) " Albright Offers $2M Bombings Reward http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Albright-Offers-$2M-Bombings-Reward/id-199d52a55e4601c022b587363eefe099".
1990s

„The conscience has a long memory as does the person you inflicted pain upon to create the memory in the first place.“

—  RJ Intindola (Gandolfo)

1978

„I really am… shinobi trash. But the one thing I still learned is this. That void is something that everyone helps you fill. Just because you face adversity and hardships, is no reason to give up on this world. A person willing to throw away all those memories… of their friends and comrades, will never find peace of mind. Resorting to something like that isn't going to bury that hole. If you persevere and endure, someone will be there to support you!“

—  Hatake Kakashi fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series

„The hole in one's heart gets filled by others around you. Friends won't flock to someone who abandons the memory of his friends and gives up on the world just because things don't go the way he wants them to. That won't help fill the hole in your heart. And people won't help those who run away and do nothing. As long as you don't give up, there will always be salvation.“

—  Hatake Kakashi fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series

„Driving in my car
I'm driving home for Christmas
With a thousand memories
I take look at the driver next to me
He's just the same
Just the same“

—  Chris Rea English singer-songwriter 1951

"Driving Home for Christmas"
Song lyrics, New Light Through Old Windows (1988)

„Yet is it more honourable, and just, and upright, and pleasing, to treasure in the memory good acts than bad.“

—  Xenophon, book Anabasis

Bk. 5, ch. 8; p. 179.
Anabasis

„We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten“

—  Cesare Pavese Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator 1908 - 1950

This Business of Living (1935-1950)
Variant: The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
Source: The Burning Brand: Diaries, 1935-1950

„The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.“

—  Henri Bergson, book Matter and Memory

Source: Matter and Memory

„Thanks for the information
Never give a sucker an even break
When he's breaking through
To a new level of consciousness
There always seems to be more
Obstacles in the way
Thanks for the information I know
It's only a combat zone
Thanks for the memory,
I'll just have
To carry on on my own.“

—  Van Morrison Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician 1945

Thanks For the Information
Song lyrics, No Guru (1986)