2,914 Quotes About Memory

When he recalls it in later years, he will wonder if he is distorting it, embellishing it, because each time he consciously recalls her, that forms a new memory, a new imprint to be stacked on top of the previous one. He fears that too much handling will make it crumble.

As well as remembering too little, I have seen too much

You know some minutes warn you they're going to be mighty short and you'd better take a snapshot of 'em while you can. ("Golden Baby")

,,,we forget our good actions only slowly, and in fact never truly forget them.

Infancy is irretrievable. Its memories live underground. To what extent they return by stealth or are triggered by various catalysts remains an ongoing question.

মরণ তোমার হার হল যে মনের কাছেভাবলে যারে কেড়ে নিলে সে যে দেখি মনেই আছেমনের মাঝেই বসে আছে।আমার মনের ভালবাসার কদমতলা-চার যুগেতেই বাজায় সেথা বংশী আমার বংশীওলা।বিরহের কোথায় পালা-কিসের জ্বালা?চিকন-কালা দিবস নিশি রাধায় যাচে।

Of what use was memory anyway than as a template for one's most reassuring self-deceptions!

The instant is not in time -- time is in the instant.

A memory is made up of pieces of information taken in and processed by the brain in a way that is unique to each individual.