„People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.“

„Smiling always seems to annoy people more than actually insulting them. Or maybe I just have an annoying smile.“

—  Jim Butcher, book Storm Front

Source: Storm Front

„It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young.“

—  Muriel Spark, book Memento Mori

Source: Memento Mori

„One shouldn't write one's own epitaph. I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.“

—  Margrethe II of Denmark Queen of Denmark 1940

Unsourced

„Seeing things a human shouldn't have to see makes us human.“

—  Terry Pratchett, book Thief of Time

Source: Thief of Time

„There may be significant things to learn about people by looking at what annoys them most.“

—  Alain de Botton Swiss writer 1969

Source: How Proust Can Change Your Life

„Be happy. It really annoys negative people.“

—  Ricky Gervais English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter 1961

„Glum. It meant having the blues in a way that annoyed other people. Having the blues aggressively.“

—  Gillian Flynn, book Dark Places

Source: Dark Places

„Should I just bite you, and end it all?", he whispered. "I would never have to think about you again. Thinking about you is an annoying habit and one I want to be rid of.“

—  Charlaine Harris, book Dead as a Doornail

Source: Dead as a Doornail

„Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.“

—  Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest

„People don't remember me. Really. It's not a paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn't bother me all that much, except I guess that's a lie; it does. For some reason, I test very high on forgettability.“

—  William Goldman, book The Princess Bride

Source: The Princess Bride

„There is nothing so annoying as having two people talking when you're busy interrupting.“

—  Mark Twain American author and humorist 1835 - 1910

„There is an insect that people avoid
(Whence is derived the verb 'to flee').
Where have you been by it most annoyed?
In lodgings by the Sea.“

—  Lewis Carroll English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832 - 1898

A Sea Dirge
Rhyme? and Reason? (1883)

„You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.“

—  Jon Stewart American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian 1962

„Things have a habit of working out, you know. Eventually.“

—  Angie Sage, book Magyk

Source: Magyk

„It's your eyes. They're… more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn't have.“

—  Nicholas Sparks, book Dear John

Source: Dear John

„Time changes all things and cultivates even in herself an appreciation of irony, — and, therefore, why shouldn't I have changed a trifle?“

—  James Branch Cabell American author 1879 - 1958

"Auctorial Induction"
The Certain Hour (1916)

„The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness. Good thing we have other people to help us remember.“

—  Vera Nazarian American writer 1966

Source: The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

„The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.“

—  Elizabeth Taylor British-American actress 1932 - 2011

As quoted in The Seven Deadly Sins (2000) by Steven Schwartz, p. 23

„You have not forgotten to remember;
You have remembered to forget.
But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.“

—  Idries Shah, book Reflections

Source: Reflections