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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
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"Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" Quotes

A teenage girl struggles to piece together her identity after losing her memory in a fall at school.

Quotes

I am a blank canvas, a movie screen, a page of paper. I am whatever I choose to be.

Gabrielle Zevin

self-discoveryidentity

I am not a person to whom things happen. I am a person who makes things happen.

Gabrielle Zevin

self-empowerment

We are, none of us, the same person we were yesterday.

Gabrielle Zevin

changegrowth

The truth is that there are a million steps, and we don't even know what the steps are. It doesn't matter. Here's what you do: You take a step, then another step, and if you do that enough times, you'll be somewhere.

Gabrielle Zevin

perseveranceprogress

We are the sum of all the moments we have ever experienced, and we are all constantly changing.

Gabrielle Zevin

self-awarenessevolution

I had the feeling that the world was splitting open, and at the same time, it was coming into focus for the first time.

Gabrielle Zevin

revelationclarity

People think that when you lose your memory, you lose your identity. But it's not like that at all.

Gabrielle Zevin

memoryidentity

I just want you to know that you are my favorite person.

Gabrielle Zevin

affectionrelationships

The truth is, I'm not sure how to feel. I have all these memories, but they don't seem to belong to me.

Gabrielle Zevin

confusionmemory loss

No one will ever know everything about you, and it's a relief to know that.

Gabrielle Zevin

privacymystery