Quotes On Remembering Novels & Stories

Ang sabi nila may mga bagay na mas maigi pang manatiling nakatago nalang kung wala naman iyong magandang maidudulot. Ika nga, the things you don't know won't hurt you. But not for my case, not for me. It may work for others but not on me. The more I don't remember things the more my curiosity is eating me and I am scared that in the end I will really lose my sanity.

"If you only learned to open your eyes, my daughter." Hindi rin ako nagtagal roon dahil hindi ko na kaya pang makinig sa mga pangaral ng matanda. Hanggang ngayon, kahit na papauwi na sa kasintahan ay hindi pa rin matanggal sa utak ko ang narinig mula sa dalawang taong gusto lang atang guluhin ang isip ko. I took my phone out of my pocket and called the man I wished to spend my whole life with. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang agad niya 'yong sagutin.

“Remember, ikaw ang magp-present bukas sa client.” Napamaang sandali ang bibig ko. “Iyong sa online? Anong oras ba?” “Gigisingin na lang kita. Just don't lock your door.” Tumango ako. “Oh... sige. Pero ano mo nang konek no'ng chocolates?” “Nakakaboost ng memory,” kaswal niyang sagot. “It helps you think better and focus. Keeps you awake too. Kung sa estudyante, madaling makasaulo ng impormasyon. Baka sakaling makatulong sa'yo.”

“You remember?” Marahang umiling si Zein. “Iyon lang. I want to remember more. I… want to remember our d-daughter.” Marahang pinunasan ni Amos ang mga luha niya. “Don’t push yourself like that, hmm? Don’t hurt yourself. You made me insane. Don’t do that again.” Hinawakan ni Zein ang kamay ng binatang nakasapo sa mukha niya. “But I want to remember you, my family, I want to know myself. I'm afraid, Amos.”

Hindi kasi niya maiwasang isipin na kaya dinidistansiya nito ang sarili sa kanya ay dahil sa nawawala na ang pagmamahal nito sa kanya, na pinandidirian na siya nito ngunit parang imposible naman iyon dahil kapag tumitingin ito sa kanya ay nakikita niya kung gaano kalaki ang pag-ibig nito sa kanya. Hindi nga ba eyes are the window of the sould. Sa kaisipang may amnesia siya pero nagawa niyang maisip ang quote na iyon, parang gusto niyang matawa ng husto. Natigilan lang siya nang makita niyang titig na titig ito sa kanya na parang may gustong itanong. Well, parang gusto nga rin niyang itanong dito iyong tungkol sa boses ng batang babae na narinig niyang tumawag sa kanya ng Mommy.

I was delighted that the weather cooperated today because I couldn’t imagine visiting them on a rainy day. “Well… we can distinguish what is right and wrong when we have memories. We can recall where we made mistakes and learn from them,” Marcus stated that brought me back to reality. He paused for a second, I saw his lips tremble when he attempted to talk again. “We can't remember everything, but the ones that evoke strong emotions are the ones that stay with us the longest.” I nodded. “I think so, too…”

𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐'𝘭� � 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯.

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” — Harvey MacKay "Hello... is anyone here?" "Can someone hear me?"

"It's in the past, Maxine." Mabilis akong bumaling sa kanya. "Wow, so you recall my name?" "You may call it valuable or not but memories were all just a part of every person's past," he said. "You can either forget it intentionally or not, that's no one's business but in your case....it's okay." "Tss. That's what they always said. It's okay. Nakakasawa 'yon." Hindi siya sumagot. Natawa ako sa sarili ko, halata namang hindi siya nakakarelateafter this, so I need to observe and watch."

“Wala pa rin, e. Siguro bukas… o kapag nabagok ang ulo ko.” Binuntutan niya ito ng tawa at natawa na lang din ito sa kanya. Ginulo nito ang kanyang buhok at humugot ng malalim na hininga. “By the way…” She looked at him. “I hope you don’t mind it, but why are you asking everyday if I ever remember everything?” Humugot ito ng malalim na hininga. Nawala ang mapaglarong ngiti sa labi nito at napalitan ng pagkaseryoso. Tumingin ito sa kanyang mga mata. “Because there’s something important you forgot.”