- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember Quotes
What stays with us, in the words of those who lived it.
These quotes revolve around memory in different forms: the fading magic of a childhood holiday, the messy notes an idea leaves behind, and a specific recollection tied to a major public demonstration decades ago. For more reflections on time passing and looking back, see Day quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
After about fourth grade, I do remember borrowing my mother's old portable Olivetti and typing stories out on the back of photocopies of journal articles.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is important for me to remember that time learning anything substantial, even if it's not my favourite topic, is time well used.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got hit by the bug of reading - not via a person, but via the one-room library in our small town. I remember that the children's books were in the right-hand corner near the floor. Often when I went there, I was the only visitor.
- Credit Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.
- Amplifier
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill in with the guitar and my friend say, 'Ah, he can play.' And so I dragged the amplifier down and started playing and everybody started yelling 'turn it down!'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember seeing 'Snow White' and saying to my mother, 'Will there ever be a Chocolate Brown?' She said 'Probably. Why not?' I just never thought the first black princess would be me.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Brian and I have ups and downs like every marriage does. Although he's a legend, he's still, inside, an ordinary man, and I have got to remember that once we get inside the door, it's just us two.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very glad I did 'EastEnders,' and I'm flattered that people still remember me in it.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just remember celebrating my 18th birthday at home, so that was a big party.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember a Humphrey Bogart movie where he was a reporter, so I wanted to be a reporter, and then he was a parachutist, and I wanted to be a parachutist.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to remember that no matter how much hardship we go through in our life, there is always going to be that fragile place in our heart.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bent Literary Agency had a Q&A on Twitter, and I took a chance and asked if the Black Lives Matter movement was an appropriate topic for a YA novel. Brooks Sherman, who is now my agent, responded that he didn't think any topics were inappropriate for YA. I remember being so terrified even just sending the tweet.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember seeing 'The Bling Ring' in cinemas and loved it - it was so cool. And 'Marie Antoinette' - I watched that when I was, like, nine or something. I thought it was the best thing ever.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The educational highlights I remember were not in the classroom. My father spent a lot of time with me when he could. He taught me how to take square roots, a skill I have retained but do not use often, except to check that I still remember.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm old enough to remember Richard Nixon. They called it the imperial presidency when he was refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020