John Banville quote: the past inside me

The past beats inside me like a second heart.

John Banville

Guy de Maupassant quote: what gives life to the non-existent

Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe. It gives back life to those who no longer exist.

Guy de Maupassant

Steve Joordens quote: memory effect on thought and behavior

Memory is acting anytime some past experience has an effect on the way you think or behave now or in the future.

Steve Joordens, Memory and the Human Lifespan