He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

Memories are all we really own.

Memories are all we really own.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.

I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.

Remembrance wakes with all her busy train,
Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain.

Remembrance wakes with all her busy train,
Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Yet how much less it were to gain,
Though thou hast left me free,
The loveliest things read more

Yet how much less it were to gain,
Though thou hast left me free,
The loveliest things that still remain,
Than thus remember thee.

It's a pleasure to share one's memories. Everything remembered is dear, endearing, touching, precious. At least the past is safe read more

It's a pleasure to share one's memories. Everything remembered is dear, endearing, touching, precious. At least the past is safe --though we didn't know it at the time. We know it now. Because it's in the past; because we have survived.