Memory : (11) " Harlem exists in retrospect, in the memory of grandparents or elderly cousins, those ‘old-timers’ ever ready with their geysers of remembered scenes. The legends of ‘Black Mecca’ are preserved in the glossy musicals of Times Square and in texts of virtually every kind. " - Darryl Pinckney " Music and smells are the most memory-recall, nostalgia-inducing things. " - Richard Linklater " Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it. " - Stevie Wonder " I love having my ghosts, and I love having my memories. " - Debbie Reynolds " Certain songs bring me back to certain places I’ve been in my life. So definitely, I listen to my stuff. " - Cam'ron " Memory and poetry go together, absolutely. It is a matter of preserving and of remembering things. " - Lisel Mueller " Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory. " - Percy Bysshe Shelley " Grief and memory go together. After someone dies, that’s what you’re left with. And the memories are so slippery yet so rich. " - Mike Mills " I have a painter’s memory. I can remember things from my childhood which were so powerfully imprinted on me, the whole scene comes back. " - Paula Fox " Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it’s much more than memory. " - Douglas Hofstadter