Anime Quotes About Memory

Memory can preserve a person, sustain an obligation or keep someone bound to an earlier life. These quotes include promises to remember and demands to forget. Remembering is not automatically faithful, and forgetting is not automatically freedom.

A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Madoka Kaname Puella Magi Madoka Magica What the line costs later
“Man survives by forgetting his memories, but there are some things a man should never forget. Yui taught me about the irreplaceable things. I come here to confirm that.”
Gendo Ikari Neon Genesis Evangelion Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Jet Black Cowboy Bebop What the story had to build