859 Quotes About Nostalgia

La felicidad está hecha de una sustancia tan liviana que fácilmente se disuelve en el recuerdo, y si regresa a la memoria lo hace con sentimiento empalagoso que la contamina y que siempre he rechazado por inútil, por dulzón y en últimas por dañino para vivir el presente: la nostalgia.

I have a habit of being an archaeologist of my own past, a sentimental collector of personal artefacts which may at first glance appear random, but each of which holds a unique significance. As the years pass me by, I find that the number of objects within my possession begins to accumulate. A torn map. A sealed letter. A boat full of paper animals. Each item encapsulates within itself a story, akin to an outward manifestation of my inner journey.

Maybe that's just what nostalgia is: a willingness to embrace the pain of the past.

I love the way he smelled whenever his head dipped close to hear what I was saying—like the sun striking th cheek of a tomato, or soap drying in the hood of a car. I loved the way his hand felt on my spine. I loved.

... nostalgia was once thought to be a mental illness or a physical affliction; for me, it was both.

Many contemporary critics of higher education similarly posit a Golden Age; but no one knows when it was supposed to exist.

Últimamente la duda se había instalado en su corazón. Tenía nostalgia de cuando era una persona con fe. Las convicciones parecían haberse despedido para siempre.

I am old enough to enjoy a bit of nostalgia, but wise enough to know that there haven't been any "good ol' days" since Eden (the garden, not the prime minister).

Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare ourselves and our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.