#remember

A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image. ↗

— Joan Didion

#claims #forever #hardest #his #image

He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#angry #beat #catch #could #difficult

I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, 'Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,' and he would high-five me and say, 'Way to go.' ↗

— Sara Blakely

#coming #coming home #dad #encouraged #fail

And remember, it's also very funny, because side by side with grief lies joy. ↗

— Fran Drescher

#because #funny #grief #joy #lies

I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#child #daddy #done #god #head

I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#crying #does #each #else #even

I just wanted to win on the road, honestly. I don't remember the road ever being this tough. ↗

— Tim Duncan

#ever #honestly #i #just #remember

I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect. ↗

— Claire Bloom

#horror #i #i remember #image #interesting

My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer.' ↗

— Lena Dunham

#cool #could #court #going #him

I can remember being in my pram: children stayed in their prams much longer then than they do now. A big bouncy pram with black covers and a hood with metal clips that could trap your fingers. I was looking up at my sister who was sitting on the pram seat, with her back to me. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

#being #big #black #children #clips