Reminiscence Quotes Novels & Stories

“Back in college, you'd always grab a sandwich and a strawberry shake from the canteen, kaya alam kong paborito mo ang drink na iyon.“ sagot nito, hindi naman siya makapaniwala na natatandaan pa rin nito ang bagay na iyon. “Ang weird mo,” naiiling na sabi. Nangunot ang noo nito. “Weird? Ako? Bakit naman?” Tanong nito. “Natatandaan mo pa rin kahit ang maliit na bagay na iyon, bilib na ako sa long term memory mo,” natatawang sabi niya. Ngumiti ito. “I tend to remember things really well, especially when it's something I'm interested in.” Wika nito. Nawala naman ang mga ngiti niya at saglit na natigilan.

Kinuha ko rin ang cellphone ko at kinunan siya ng larawan. "Remembrance, baka kasi pag gising mo... Limot mo na ako." ***

“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?”

Ngumiti siya panandalian na tila may binabalikang memory from the past. "Do you remember our first meeting?" Sa hallway ng Samson University. "Yeah. Binangga mo lang naman ako." Sabi ko na ikinatawa niya ng bahagya. Nakita ko pa ang makinis, maputi at mahaba niyang leeg. Napalunok ako. "Nag sorry naman ako." Ganti niya. Salubong na ngayon ang mga titig namin. "What about that?" I didn't get her point, kasi, for reminiscing about that old day.

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.

Si Adrian Ravencrest. Si Lucia Ravencrest. At ang lahat ng taong naging bahagi ng simula. Sa ilalim nito ay nakasulat: "WE REMEMBER NOT TO REPEAT, BUT TO LEARN." Napahinto ako. Dahil iyon ang eksaktong mensaheng matagal naming hinahanap. "Beautiful." Mahinang sabi ni Khaizer. Tumango ako. "Yeah." Sa unang pagkakataon...

It’s almost like we’re just reminiscing about the past. It’s not an issue to me at all. Those places we go to are usually quiet so I have no problems with it. The silence is not making the atmosphere awkward at all. Instead, we get busy reminiscing that we don’t even talk to each other anymore. She would usually speak just to remind me that in that place, we did something stupid there, we did something memorable here and stuffs. I just listen to her because all of the things she’s mentioning are still intact in my head. I can remember it well as if it just happened yesterday. I would hear her laugh softly every time. And that’s making my heart melt.

I'd rather find the truth using my own ways than to ask him personally. "You didn't remember the place? 'Diba dinadala ka niya doon dati?" she asked. Muntikan ko pa matapakan ang preno. Gosh, unwanted memories. Gusto ko masuka, lalo na tuwing naaalala ko kung gaano ko siya kagusto noong highschool pa lang ako.

Pero gusto kong malaman kung sino siya sa buhay ko ngayon. Pagbalik ko sa laboratory, hindi ko agad maalis sa isip ko ang naging conversation namin ni Eireen. Habang naglalakad ako papunta sa workstation ko, paulit-ulit na bumabalik sa isip ko ang mga sinabi niya tungkol sa past ko, lalo na noong sabihin niyang may mga taong minsan ay naiiwan sa memory natin kahit hindi natin sila maalala nang buo. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero mas lalo akong nabahala dahil sa tuwing naiisip ko ang past ko, palaging may kasamang isang mukha na hindi ko makita nang malinaw.

the voice whispered. Warm. Gentle. Broken. My chest tightened painfully. “Mom?” I whispered. The memory surged. A letter. Hands shaking. Tears. “You have to forget,” she said. “You have to survive.” My breath hitched. “Why?” I cried. “Because if you remember—” The memory cut. Sharp. Incomplete. But one thing remained. One word. One name. Burned into my mind. Clearer than anything else. My heart pounded. My lips parted.