The Memory of an Elephant Quotes

“The earth we walk upon has no memory of us; its only concern is the constancy of day into night, season after season, and the memory of any one of us is soon gone from the earth forever.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

“I will either watch over this life from somewhere in the sky, or I will melt into the earth and know nothing but dreamless sleep. No matter what it is, I am ready.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

“many sociopaths, Gichinga was extremely adept at mimicking real emotions when he needed to, and now he employed that gift in the most important performance of his life.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

“I remembered the second most important rule of life, but I should have paid more heed; when things are going well, embrace the days, because they never last for long. The dark wind is always waiting over the horizon, and it can come racing down the plains at any moment.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

“In almost every life there is a moment where a choice is made that changes everything from that point on; the road not taken, the courage to speak up or remain silent in a face of a bully, the carrier chosen or abandoned, the decision and its effects are only apparent with time. And there is no way to go back and change it for better or worse, a life's course is set from that moment on.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant

“grief is cataclysmic. It lessens with time but never goes away; the parents must learn to live with broken hearts for the rest of their lives.”
― Alex Lasker, The Memory of an Elephant