Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5)

by Penny Reid

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” Gabriel García Márquez

My memories were an emotional time machine, which meant I was as raw and speechless now as I’d been then. Nothing I could do about that.

“It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.” John Updike, My Father's Tears and Other Stories

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” Rita Mae Brown

My husband is a happy guy! Haha

having a better than average memory, I usually remember people after meeting them just once. Nothing disconcerts folks like being remembered, the assumption being that they must’ve made a big impression, or I particularly valued making their acquaintance. This is seldom the case. I’ll remember my waiter or waitress, regardless of whether I received noteworthy service, just because I saw his or her face.

“We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams.” H.G. Wells

“The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer anyone to remember with. It felt like losing your co-rememberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we'd done were less real and important than they had been hours before.” John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind.” Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed.” Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried

“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.” Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

So much yes. Love these quotes Penny uses at the start of each chapter.