"Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come."

Memory, Future, Time, Men

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"'Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone."

Thomas More, English Author

Memory, Summer

"If I never see you again I will always carry youinsideoutsideon my fingertipsand at brain edgesand in centerscentersof what I am ofwhat remains."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Memory, Love, Connection, Presence

"I remembered his laugh, like a flock of crows taking off."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Memory, Crows, Sound, Emotion

"Nothing's ever gone. We fool ourselves that things fade, but they never do."

Nalini Singh, New Zealander Author

Memory, Persistence, Loss, Truth

"I gave up hoping...But, still, I would think of him, I would cherish his image in my mind, and treasure every word, look and gesture that memory could retain."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Memory, Cherish, Emotion, Love

"When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back."

Imogen Cunningham, American Photographer

Memory, Names

"Percy'd heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legsand arms used to be. That's how his mindfelt-like his missing memories were aching."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Memory, Truth, Life, Regret, Power

"To forget is to blithely toss aside the hard lessons that were hard won by others before us, thereby needlessly dooming us to endure the hard lessons that are likely to be forgotten by those who will follow us. And it is altogether reasonable that in order to avoid this repetitive trouncing, God graciously granted us memories."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Memory, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"What exactly did you find in Atlanta?Frank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. "Some peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuffs.Annabeth forced herself to stay calm. "How about you start from the top-of the story, not the backpack."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Memory, Humor, Truth, Wisdom, Today

"Memory is a few lines snipped from a larger story that we are privileged to tuck away between the pages of our minds."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Memory, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

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"One voyage to the East and a man could live as rich as a lord until the end of his days. When he'd been younger, Davos had dreamed of making such voyages himself. But the years went dancing by like moths around a flame, and somehow the time had never been quite right."

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"My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it."

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"On armageddon day,' Sandy said, 'both armies will think they fight for good. And both of them will be wrong."

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"Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."

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"'Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone."

"If I never see you again I will always carry youinsideoutsideon my fingertipsand at brain edgesand in centerscentersof what I am ofwhat remains."

"I remembered his laugh, like a flock of crows taking off."

"Nothing's ever gone. We fool ourselves that things fade, but they never do."

"I gave up hoping...But, still, I would think of him, I would cherish his image in my mind, and treasure every word, look and gesture that memory could retain."

"When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back."

"Percy'd heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legsand arms used to be. That's how his mindfelt-like his missing memories were aching."

"Memory is a few lines snipped from a larger story that we are privileged to tuck away between the pages of our minds."

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"There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same."

"Flies are the dead man's revenge."

"His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin."

"One voyage to the East and a man could live as rich as a lord until the end of his days. When he'd been younger, Davos had dreamed of making such voyages himself. But the years went dancing by like moths around a flame, and somehow the time had never been quite right."

"A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands."

"Wolves and women wed for life."

"Hard hands and no sense of humor makes for a bad marriage."

"My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it."

"On armageddon day,' Sandy said, 'both armies will think they fight for good. And both of them will be wrong."

"Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."