273 Quotes About Remembering

To the members of my family who are no longer with us, I’d like to say I’m sorry. There is a quote by Stephen Dunn I’ve always loved; he says, “Our parents died at least twice, the second time when we forgot their stories.” I hope by remembering your stories, the good and the bad, you can forgive me for sharing parts of your lives you may have wished to have kept private.

The real reason the number of things that are shared via social media every single minute is so astronomical is because, whenever they each do, most users do not share or say something because they believe they have something worth remembering; they do mainly or only because they fear being forgotten.

I got antsy, thinking about my past.

I suppose if we forgot stuff we’ll never know we forgot it, because we won’t remember

I remembered every moment between us, and every moment felt more precious as time passed.

We do not mourn the memories lost.We mourn the ones which beset us as loyal friends.

What I cannot tough, remains a memory, I am blinded by an imagined light. A remembrance of what can never be

History is made not of facts set in stone but of the stories we tell.

Why is it that happiness remembered feels like despair?