"The Memory Police" Quotes
On an island where objects are disappearing and memories are being erased, a novelist and her editor must find a way to preserve what is being forgotten.
fiction | 274 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
It's strange, but I've never felt that I really belonged in this world.
The one thing I can be sure of is that I'm really here, in this place, at this moment.
It's a strange feeling, to be able to recognize the absence of something.
Memory is a strange thing, isn't it?
Their faces were like those of children who had been given a new toy to play with.
There was a kind of beauty in their lives, a tranquility distinctive to this island.
My mother used to say that, too, when she was alive. 'We have to accept the loss of things.'
I think we got along so well because we were the only two people who knew what we were missing.
It's not that I forget things, but there's no guarantee that the things I remember are real.
The world is a better place when you're not around to see it.
