Remembrances Quotes

“The word 'survivor' carries a weight of remembrance that has broken the minds and bodies of more than a few men and women. It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be 'at risk' of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.”
― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

“The first and last weakness of his life, before him again. For a moment he felt himself blinded by his own memories; his own remembrances of the wits and wiles of Marian Halcombe that would steal into his thoughts; the sound of her laughter at his outrageous tales, the shadowed glance of distrust, the way her eyebrows would raise ever so slightly despite her resolution to seem disinterested in his foreign insights. She was the first woman he ventured to have complete equality in matching his tremendous cleverness.”
― Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

“She said that room up there is a remembering room
and when she is up there remembering
all those things fill up the room
and when the room is too full
they fly out the window.”
― Sharon Creech

“Your bitter recollections have time to change themselves into sweet remembrances.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

“Ninguna circunstancia despierta en nosotros un desconocido de quien no hubiéramos sospechado nada. Vivir es nacer lentamente.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Piloto de guerra

“childhood remembrances are always a drag
if you’re Black”
― Nikki Giovanni, Black Feeling, Black Talk / Black Judgement

“and I really hope no white person ever has cause
to write about me
because they never understand
Black love is Black wealth and they’ll
probably talk about my hard childhood
and never understand that
all the while I was quite happy”
― Nikki Giovanni, Black Feeling, Black Talk / Black Judgement