“I did the searching and remembering, she did the disappearing and the forgetting.”

“I always search for her; I always remember her. I carry the hope that someday she will remember me.”

“I killed her once and died for her many times and I still have nothing to show for it. I always search for her ; I always remember her. I carry the hope that someday she will remember me.”

“People said things they didn't mean all the time. Everybody else in the world seemed able to factor it in. But not Lena. Why did she believe the things people said? Why did she cling to them so literally? Why did she think she knew people when she clearly didn't? Why did she imagine that the world didn't change, when it did? Maybe she didn't change. She believed what people said and she stayed the same." (Lena, 211)”

“When you remembered to forget, you were remembering. It was when you forgot to forget that you forgot. ”

“You forget your victories, but you remember the losses.”

“She wasn’t comfortable with the term boyfriend even when she did have one, and she hated everybody knowing her private business.”