The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it.

If you want to live a memorable life, you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember.

Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?

Memory is like a spiderweb that catches new information. The more it catches, the bigger it grows. And the bigger it grows, the more it catches.

What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful.

To the extent that experience is the sum of our memories and wisdom the sum of experience, having a better memory would mean knowing not only more about the world, but also more about myself.

...who we are and what we do it is fundamentally a function of what we remember.

As bad as we are at remembering names and phone numbers and word-for-word instructions from our colleagues, we have really exceptional visual and spatial memories.

Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of fantasy and science fiction.

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

The way to get better at a skill is to force yourself to practice just beyond your limits.

Sometimes we do grip the concert in a human head, and so hold it that in a way we get a record of it into paint, but the vision and expressing of one day will not do for the next.

It didn't feel sporting to shoot at a crazy person, even if that person was a vampire who'd agreed to the job.

O thou of little faith why didst thou doubt?

My life is like a lone, forgotten Q-Tip in the second-to-last drawer.

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.

I'm a huge electronic-music fan.

The best way to carve is not to split.

Facts are only tools to gain control over yourself and other people.

Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.