The Memory Box Quotes

“That’s the trouble. We can’t cherry-pick the parts of our story we’d like to keep. Our lives are a melting pot of regrets, triumphs, sorrow and joy. You have to accept it all.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“can’t cherry-pick the parts of our story we’d like to keep. Our lives are a melting pot of regrets, triumphs, sorrow and joy. You have to”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“neighbours, everybody wiped out like that, well . . . it’s got to have some effect.’ ‘I suppose these days he would’ve had counselling or something.’ ‘Oh, undoubtedly,’ I say. ‘Anyway, enough about Nico. What happened to you after the war?’ ‘Well, I was an orphan,”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“Be grateful for the time you did have instead of regretful for the time you didn’t,’ I say.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“We can’t cherry-pick the parts of our story we’d like to keep. Our lives are a melting pot of regrets, triumphs, sorrow and joy. You have to accept it all.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“She would grow to love him in time, she was sure of it. Love should be the final goal of a marriage, not a prerequisite.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“Love at first sight can often be cured by taking a second look.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“Love should be the final goal of a marriage, not a prerequisite.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“She lifts her head to meet my gaze. ‘I’m not with you.’ ‘Sometimes circumstances can push you in the wrong direction and you end up making bad decisions. Sometimes decisions are taken out of your hands and fate intervenes.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box

“sometimes we must accept what we can and cannot do.”
― Kathryn Hughes, The Memory Box