It’s not that I can’t remember. It’s that I prefer not to remember, which means that I prefer not to remember what not remembering did to me the last time I did it.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Craig D. Lounsbrough Avoid Avoidance Denial History Memory Past Recall Recalling Remember Remembering Wisdom

But she didn't want to recall things. She wanted to live things — or as a compromise, relive rather than reminisce.

~ Betty Smith

Betty Smith Living Recalling Reminscing