Quotes about memories

A collection of quotes on the topic of memory.

„We must always have old memories and young hopes.“

— Arsène Houssaye French writer 1815 - 1896
Attributed to Houssaye in: Forty Thousand Sublime and Beautiful Thoughts Gathered from the Roses, Clover Blossoms, Geraniums, Violets, Morning-glories, and Pansies of Literature, Christian Herald, 1915.

Hope

„The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. “

— Louis Armstrong American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer 1901 - 1971

„At eighteen you sleep without memories.“

— Nâzım Hikmet Turkish poet 1902 - 1963
From Human Landscapes from My Country, Book Two, Section VII

Sleep

„Memory is a mirror that scandalously lies.“

— Julio Cortázar, Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

„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

Love, Life, People, Pleasure

„Memories mean more to me than dresses.“

— Anne Frank victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary 1929 - 1945

„My most enduring memory of that year is not the birth of India and Pakistan. I could not even comprehend what was happening. As a teenager from a backward village in Pakistan, I had never seen a cycle, car or train. I was completely bewildered at the turn of events. All that mattered was how to get my next meal, usually a roti and an onion.“

— Milkha Singh Indian track and field athlete 1935

Cars, Birth, Training

„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

People, World, Way, Help

„Smell is important. It reminds a person of all the things he's been through; it is a sheath of memories and security.“

— Tove Jansson, The Summer Book

Personality

„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

World, Peace, Support, Learning

„Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.“

— Louisa May Alcott American novelist 1832 - 1888

Forgetting

„I will never, ever regret the things I´ve done. Because most days, all you have are the places in your memory that you can go to - Will Traynor“

— Jojo Moyes, Me before you

„Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul.“

— Isabel Allende Chilean writer 1942

Soul

„In memory everything seems to happen to music.“

— Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
Tom (As Narrator Scene One)

Music

„Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?“

— Tennessee Williams, The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

Life

„Play Mozart in memory of me— and I will hear you.“

— Frédéric Chopin Polish composer 1810 - 1849
Murmured by Chopin on his death-bed.

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