Quotes On Remembering Novels & Stories

She still remembers his words. “Pinag ipunan ko talaga iyan para mabili ko, kasi gusto kong ibigay sayo ito. Congratulations! Kahit hindi mo susuotin okay lang po basta lagi mong tandaan ang relong iyan in the exact time it will remind you of me. One day when you look at it into your wrist as you wear it, you will remember me and those valuable things you have already that definitely, you didn't recognize now. I will tell you what is the purpose of that gift that I give you later on.”

--- Magkahawak ang kamay. --- Napahinto si Elena. --- "Selene..." --- Lumapit siya sa hologram. --- Sa recording... Naririnig ang dalawang bata. --- «"Promise me, Lene."» «"Promise what?"» «"That you'll remember me."» --- Nanginig ang boses ni Elena. --- "I remember..." --- Napapikit siya. --- "Even when everyone told me to forget." --- Samantala...

Focus. “Honey, lagi kang mag-iingat,” biglang sabi ni Dad, out of nowhere. Para bang may na-trigger sa isip niya na bigla niya na lang ibinato sa ere ang reminder. “’Wag kang basta-basta magtitiwala sa mga nakikilala mo. Mahirap na, at baka inggit lang pala sa’yo at gusto kang siraan.”

Sa nakalipas na taon, marami akong natutuklasan sa mga past ng mga kaibigan ko. Mahirap pag nakakalimutan ang dapat tandaan, pero mas mahirap pag lagi mong natatandaan ang dapat kalimutan. "Walang karapatan ang ibang taong humusga sa pagkakamali mo, tandaan mo, kwento lang ang alam nila at hindi ang nararamdaman mo," sabi ng asawa ko sa mga kaibigan ko nakarinig kami ng tumutugtog napapikit kaming lahat sa ganda ng naririnig namin katabi ko sila.

"Promise me that you'll remember me." "Bakit nga? Alalahanin ka? Gago ka ba? May super powers ka ba tapos buburahin mo ang memory ko about sa'yo pero gusto mong maalala pa rin kita? Ha? Ang gulo." Yung naiisip ko tuloy ay yung nabasa ko noon na fantasy book. "Just promise me you'll remember me." Seryosong seryoso pa rin s'ya kaya napipilitan akong tumango. "O-Okay. Promise."

“Oo nga pala… bakit hindi ko nakita ang akin dyan? Naging kliyente mo rin naman ako, ‘di ba?” “Hmm? Oh, I kept it in my own drawer,” sagot niya. Napataas ang mga kilay ko. “Bakit?” Nagkibit-balikat lamang siya. “Remembrance.” “Remembrance for what? Para maalala mong naging kriminal for once ang asawa mo?” Umiling siya saka ngumisi. “It’s a reminder to me of how we first met. Of how far we’ve come together. Fascinating, right?”

Pagbalik ko he's sleeping, I wake him up para makakain at maka-inom ng gamot. “I wish I did these kind of things before, taking care of you whenever you're sick. I wasted six years.” Tumingin siya sa akin. “We can't turn back time. All we have to do is move on.” Hindi na ako sumagot, I can move on from the pain but I can't move on from the memories we made. Tumayo ako at akmang ibabalik lang ang mga kalat sa kusina pero he stop me.

At sa mahinang hangin, isang boses ang bumulong: “If love can resurrect, so can I.” To love something that was built to forget — is to teach it how to remember.

Sakto namang may kapo post lang si Martin. It was a blurred photo pero nahulaan niyang silang dalawa iyon sa Marriage Booth. May nakalagay pang qoute na “In a world full of temporary things, you are a perpetual feeling.” ― Sanober Khan. "I wish I could forget what the heart remembers." - Martin. **************

I admitted quietly. His eyes lifted slightly, attentive but not intrusive. I hesitated. Then continued anyway. “It’s not like pain. It’s… absence. Like something important used to be there, but I can’t remember what it is anymore.” Lucas didn’t interrupt. So I kept going. “I keep thinking maybe I should remember more clearly. Maybe if I tried harder, I could hold onto something about them. But every time I try, it slips away.” My fingers tightened slightly around the edge of the folder.