“Remembering, according to etymologists, is "bringing back to the heart." The heart, however, is merely an absentminded organ that pumps blood. But rereading is not like remembering. les more like rewriting ourselves: the subtle alchemy of reinventing our past through the twice-underscored words written by others.” HeartReadingMemory Book:Papeles falsos Source: Papeles falsos
“I also knew you wouldn't remember this trip, because you're only five years old, and our pediatrician had told us that children don't starting building memories of things until after they turn six. When I realized that, that I was ten and you were only five, I thought, fuck. But of course I didn't say so out loud. I just thought, fuck, silently, to myself. I realized that I'd remember everything and you maybe wouldn't remember anything. I needed to find a way to help you remember, even if it was only through things I documented for you, for the future. And that's how I became a documentarist and a documentarian at the same time. (p 213)” ChildrenMemoryDocumentary Book:Lost Children Archive Source: Lost Children Archive