Quotations

Greyson 2022-04-23 07:01:02

You shouldn't make fun of flawed people.

To be effective, there must be order.

You may know what to do, but you can't remember what you did.

It must be hard to live on a note alone.

Memory is only a deduction, not a record. You don't have to rely on memory to grasp the facts.

He watches TV, but he forgets it. Remember the back, but forget the front.
He likes to watch commercials because they are short.

Insurance does not protect psychology, we refuse to compensate.
The medical bills were paid by Mrs. Jacks, and I was promoted.

Memories cannot be forced, and pressure can only be self-defeating.

Reading novels is interesting if you don't know what's going on.

If Sammy is truly hopeless, then I'll leave the past behind and love Sammy now.

Have you forgotten your sense of humor?

She said to help you, but in fact it was for herself.

You should investigate yourself beforehand.

I hate the name "Lenny".

You don't know anything, and you are quite comfortable with ignorance.

I will use you, I declare that I will use you. And your madness will still be used by me.

Alcoholism is one cause of short-term memory.

People with my disease know nothing. Anger is inexplicable, guilt is inexplicable. Whatever, forget it in ten minutes.

He pretended to recognize people, perhaps to gain approval, perhaps to pretend to be normal.

You only remember what you want to remember.

But you can't remember, so I'll help you find the person you've already killed.

Do I have to deceive myself to be happy?

It is better to be mistaken for a dead person than to be mistaken for a killer.

I have to believe that the world is not what I imagined, I have to believe that what I do still has meaning, even if I can't remember what I did. I want to believe that even if I close my eyes, the world still exists.

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Memento quotes

  • Natalie: Get rid of Dodd for me. Kill him. I'll pay you.

    Leonard Shelby: Are you crazy? I'm not gonna kill someone for money.

    Natalie: What then? Love? What would you kill for? You'd kill for your wife, wouldn't you?

    Leonard Shelby: That's different!

    Natalie: Not to me, I wasn't fucking married to her!

  • Leonard Shelby: Hi. Uh, Lincoln Street?

    Waiter: Oh, you just take the main road...

    Leonard Shelby: Hang on, let me write this down.

    Waiter: Oh, it's easy. You just...

    Leonard Shelby: Trust me, I need to write this down.