“The act of memory is an act of ghostwriting.”
“Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.”
“Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt.”
“Memory is a political act. Forgetfulness is the handmaiden of tyranny.”
“Memory is fiction . . . All memory is a way of reconstructing the past. . . The act of narrating a memory is the act of creating fiction. [Armitstead, Claire. “Damon Galgut talks about his novel In a Strange Room.” The Guardian. 10 September 2010.]”
“Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.”