“Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. It's like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes.” FirstsEyeMemoriesGriefDogTearsMoonNotesWaveSunlightSleepersJinglesDog FoodSaboteurs Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“Living in Sydney, I've taken the chance to start surfing again. One of my best memories of growing up is catching my first proper wave and surfing across it and my brother cheering at me from the shore.” FirstsMemoriesChanceGrowing UpTakenGrowingBrotherWaveMy BrotherShoreCheerSurfingCatchingSydneyBest Memories Author:Markus Zusak
“If you'd like to meet some fully realized characters while learning some specifics of Zimbabwe's postcolonial struggles, as I did, you're likely to come away with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction. If you're willing to settle for first-rate writing and provocative meditations on memory, corruption and loss, they are all here in abundance.” IfsWritingFirstsCharacterFeelingsMemoriesLossStruggleMeditationWillingRateCorruptionSettlingAbundanceVagueDissatisfactionProvocativeZimbabweSpecifics Author:Jabari Asim
“My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.” FirstsRememberFatherMemoriesChildhoodGoes OnStoresBuyingFishingTentsCampingPups Author:David Suzuki
“My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14.” FirstsNightMemoriesBrotherGigsPhiladelphiaOlder BrotherFond Memories Author:Ernie Isley
“On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my father went on a walk in the forested hills and thought of a name for me. His first son was called Daniel, and Samuel in memory of one of his forefathers.” FirstsFatherNamesBornMemoriesWalksSonFollowingHillsForefathersMemory Of My Father Author:Immanuel Velikovsky
“It seems like yesterday I was up there watching my first NHL game, and I was skating on the ice this time. It brings back memories, but at the same time it's something I'll remember forever.” FirstsSeemsRememberGamesMemoriesForeverYesterdayIceNhlSkating Author:Sidney Crosby
“I really want to do well at this upcoming match! I'm going to try really really hard! Because it may be my dad's first memory of a match. I really want to win.” WantTryingFirstsWellsMayHardWinningMemoriesDadDramaMy Dad Author:Kim Su-mi
“The origin of the political relations between the United States and France is coeval with the first years of our independence. The memory of it is interwoven with that of our arduous struggle for national existence. Weakened as it has occasionally been since that time, it can by us never be forgotten, and we should hail with exultation the moment which should indicate a recollection equally friendly in spirit on the part of France.” ShouldYearsFirstsStatesMomentsPoliticalSpiritMemoriesUnitedExistenceUnited StatesStruggleRelationIndependenceForgottenFranceFriendlyRecollectionHail Book:John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids Source: John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids
“For years, I went around the world looking and then painting, but now I have to think first and then paint. It's driven me to find the design concept first, and to rely on my memory and technical skills to supply only those details that are needed.” ThinkingWorldYearsFirstsMemoriesDesignPaintingNeededSkillsConceptsPaintDetailsDrivenAround The WorldRelyTechnical Skills Author:Milford Zornes