“Who are you? Not your name, not your title, not your gender. All those are things about you, no matter how you identify with them. But what makes you you?

Your memories everything you remember is a building block of your identity. They're what sets you apart from everyone else. You can witness the same event with a thousand other people, but your experience of it isn't going to be like anyone else's.

Memory gives us context, meaning. Yesterday builds the foundation for today, which builds the foundation for tomorrow.”