"When We Were Orphans" Quotes

I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?

Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don't go along with that. The memories I value most, I don't ever see them fading.

We all have our sorrows, and although the exact delineaments, weight and dimensions of grief are different for everyone, the color of grief is common to us all.

It's easy to talk of love, it's another thing to live it.

There are things I know now that I didn't know then. I should have known then, but I didn't, and I can't go back.

Perhaps there are those who are able to go about their lives unfettered by such concerns. But for most of us, we are not so fortunate.

I sometimes think that, given the opportunity, I'd go back and make the same mistakes again.

I don't remember what I said. I don't remember what I did. I don't remember what I was thinking. I don't remember what I was feeling. But I remember the moment.

I'm not sure I can explain. It's just that I remember it all as if it were yesterday. But it was a long time ago. And I've changed.

I would urge you to use the utmost care in making such judgments, Inspector. It is not always sound to make assumptions about people based on appearances.