Memory Lane Quotes

“We are what we remember. If we lose our memory, we lose our identity and our identity is the accumulation of our experiences. When we walk down the memory lane, it can be unconsciously, willingly, selectively, impetuously or sometimes grudgingly. By following our stream of consciousness we look for lost time and things past. Some reminiscences become anchor points that can take another scope with the wisdom of hindsight. ("Walking down the memory lane" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Some details in life may look insignificant but appear to be vital leitmotifs in a person's life. They may have the value of "Rosebuds" of Citizen Kane or "Madeleine cookies" of Marcel Proust or "Strawberry fields" of the Beatles. People regularly walk down the memory lane of their early youth. The paper boats of their childhood are recurrently floating on the waves of their mind and bring back the mood and the spirit of the early days. They enable us to retreat from the trivial, daily worries and can generate delightful bliss and true joy in a sometimes frantic and chaotic life. ("Paper boats forever" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“When the shimmer of the past is melting into the presence, spreading a scent of attentiveness and inquiringness, our mind may ask for a new reading of the story of our life. An innocuous flicker from a hazy sequence in our memory lane can affect our current awareness, making us raise questions, throwing new light on our expectations; crafting an airy vision of the future. ("A change of vision" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“If we feel we are missing out sometimes, it may be because we simply forget to consult the past or neglect to think up its ties with the presence. ("Walking down the memory lane" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“When our thoughts are stammering in our mind, and memorial failure dumbs down our passion for life, a deep dive in the brainwaves can be the lever that lifts our sense of self. ("Walking down the memory lane" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“While walking down the memory lane, we may discover in the remains of our early days, surprising little details that have been eclipsed under the mantle of forgetfulness or inattention. Those loose shreds in our remembrance can highlight the importance of the fundamentals that steer our daily lives. But they may also entice us to crack the particular value that we impart to trivial matters or quirky actions. Then, we are capable of discerning the uprightness and the truth behind the appearances. ("Dirty bike")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“As we walk through the secretive doors of our remembrance, looking for forgotten benchmarks of our history, we can find unexpected escape hatches opening into valuable answers to great expectations. ("Walking down the memory lane" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I walked down the memory lane this afternoon,
The streets have changed now after the storm;
the ruins and the residues are cleared...
But the madness in the air still remains;
Every path I took had the same old smell,
Everything once again seemed like those early youth days under the mellow sun, with you.”
― Preetilata kumari

“There must be some atom of our life hidden here, lingering in this quiet somewhere.”
― Sonali Deraniyagala

“First," he said, "let me remind everyone that in my youth, I was by no means the angel I am now."
Lillian's mouth twisted. "Believe me, Kingston... no one's forgotten.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise

“Ladies and gentlemen, when you paint your lips, eyes, nails, hair, side-beards, or whatever, to look beautiful or handsome, don't forget your up stairs, if you don't go up there to put things in order, then, consider the former attributes null and void.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“There’s something beautiful about going through pictures from decades ago and saying, ‘Remember?’ You can’t do that with somebody new. There’s nothing to remember. There’s no shared history—only the brand new. I wanted to remember with someone. I wanted to remember all of it—the first kiss, the first time, the first child, the first graduation. But I never found someone to remember with.”
― Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev, Vanishing Bodies: An Epic Science Fiction Thriller

“Memory is the coherence of life, that possesses all your emotions, and ambitions. Without it, your joyous as well as agonizing experiences of life won’t have any significance to you whatsoever.”
― Abhijit Naskar, What is Mind?

“I took a stroll down memory lane today, not to be saddened by the people that I have lost, but to be grateful for the memories that I shared with them.
I took a stroll down memory lane today to see all of the great family and friends that I have had in my life.
I took a stroll down memory lane today to hear the voices and see the faces of Cory , Brittany, and Rick . I am thankful that I have their words to hear again.
I took a stroll down memory lane today. I have done it before and will do it many times more." Loretta Hitch”
― Loretta Hitch

“Memory is the most misleading of all human tools; it is short sighted and pretends to reign with no somnolence.

Memory never lies, but it does not always tell the truth.”
― Lamine Pearlheart, To Life from the Shadows

“You always want the fondness
of the remember-whens
to outnumber the might-have-beens

(an excerpt from Track Two)”
― Alicia Cook, Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately

“We walked the rest of the way side by side.
"Do you really promise never to forget me?" she asked in a near whisper.
"I'll never forget you," I said. "I could never forget you."
Even so, my memory has grown increasingly dim, and I have already forgotten any number of things. Writing from memory like this, I often feel a pang of dread. What if I've forgotten the most important thing? What if somewhere inside me there is a dark limbo where all the truly important memories are heaped and slowly turning into mud?
Be that as it may, it's all I have to work with. Clutching these faded, fading, imperfect memories to my breast, I go on writing this book with all the desperate intensity of a starving man sucking on bones. This is the only way I know to keep my promise to Naoko.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“20 seconds of daydreaming can make you forget the whole previous 20 minutes, until you rewind. I’m speaking from experience. Amnesia”
― Niedria Dionne Kenny, Insane Asylum