Before I Forget Quotes

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. - Kierkegaard”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“a good oracle shows you what you already know.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“Sometimes our mistakes define us - that's just how life is.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“What I didn't know then: coming of age isn't something you can choreograph, and it doesn't happen all at once. You start the process; you stall; you regress; and then comes another growth spurt. Eventually, your path looks like a series of paw prints in the snow-layered, as if compelled by confusion or curiosity-that double back before veering off in the direction of destiny.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“Do you feed me? Brush me? Soothe me? Am I safe?”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“...I know that she has given me a gift, too: the feeling of being both mothered and understood. I hadn't realized how badly I needed those things, and I never knew heartbreak and healing could be so intertwined.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“...I think this is what meditators are after: the ability to do nothing but feel everything, to hold on to life so lightly that it has a chance to bowl you over.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“Everyone's life looks fun on social media; that's the sorcery of it. Your soul may be slowly decaying, but there's a filter for that.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“My best self can fuck right off,” I say and then immediately feel bad. I apologize to the limp bag. “Sorry. It’s not your fault. That was my quarter-life crisis talking.” I’m convinced I have hurt the tote’s feelings, so I grab it from the pile. Empathy is a good thing, but I might have too much of it.”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget

“It’s an interesting idea: the regenerating heart. After all”
― Tory Henwood Hoen, Before I Forget