Kevin Levin: You're not my real father! You don't tell me what to do!
Harvey Hackett: You're right, I'm not, but you were four years old when I married your mother, and I raised you like my own!
Kevin Levin: So?
Harvey Hackett: So? So you're going to listen!
Kevin Levin: You got nothin' to say to me. You tried to take my real dad's place, you convinced my ma to kick me out on the street when I was eleven years old...
Harvey Hackett: We didn't kick you out, Kevin! You demolished our house!
Harvey Hackett: You're right, I'm not, but you were four years old when I married your mother, and I raised you like my own!
Kevin Levin: So?
Harvey Hackett: So? So you're going to listen!
Kevin Levin: You got nothin' to say to me. You tried to take my real dad's place, you convinced my ma to kick me out on the street when I was eleven years old...
Harvey Hackett: We didn't kick you out, Kevin! You demolished our house!
Metis: Yeah...our first meeting went pretty well, all things considered.
Aigis: ...But you have never been to high—
Metis: THE FLASHBACK DOESN'T LIEEEEEEEE!!! THAT WAS OUR FIRST MEETING!
Aigis: ...No it was n—
Metis: THE FLASHBACK! DOES NOT! LIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Aigis: ...But you have never been to high—
Metis: THE FLASHBACK DOESN'T LIEEEEEEEE!!! THAT WAS OUR FIRST MEETING!
Aigis: ...No it was n—
Metis: THE FLASHBACK! DOES NOT! LIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
— Conversation between Metis and Aigis, We Are Our Avatars
"I have done that", says my memory. "I cannot have done that" — says my pride, and remains adamant. At last — memory yields."
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Darkseid: I'm more powerful than I've ever been, and the last time we met, you barely managed to hold your own.
Superman: Funny, that's not how I remember it.
Darkseid: Allow me to refresh your memory.
Superman: Funny, that's not how I remember it.
Darkseid: Allow me to refresh your memory.
— Justice League Unlimited, "Destroyer"
"Yes, I believe that you believe you helped write that joke. That's how people like you work! Your ego is so out of whack that it will do whatever it can to protect itself. And people with a messed up ego can do these mental gymnastics to convince themselves they're awesome, when really, they're just douchebags!"
Loki: Well, I convinced your precious Dr. Selvig to work on the Tesseract and, no thanks to you, I did climb out of that galactic abyss you threw me into—
Thor: I flung thee into no abyss, brother! THOU DIDST LET GO SEEMINGLY FOR NO REASON BUT TO MAKE ME FEEL REALLY REALLY BAD!
Thor: I flung thee into no abyss, brother! THOU DIDST LET GO SEEMINGLY FOR NO REASON BUT TO MAKE ME FEEL REALLY REALLY BAD!
"Memory can change the shape of a room. It can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation. They're not a record."
— Lenny, Memento
"The reader may notice that there are significant differences between what is written and what actually happened. This may be due to Captain Arsenio's unflagging optimism (or the many bumps on the head that he suffered from his experiments)."
— Note on the bottom of Pages 14-15, Captain Arsenio: Inventions and (Mis)Adventures In Flight
Sarge: Simmons, execute the hypotenuse initiative, and delete the Blues.
Simmons: [presses a switch] Done! The Blues now never existed. I also upgraded your pay scale while I was at it.
Sarge: Well deserved.
Grif: Yeah-ha, we win!
[Sarge cocks his shotgun and shoots Grif in the head. Grif falls over.]
Grif: Blarg! I am dead, but that's okay, I don't deserve to enjoy victory. My life has meant nothing.
Sarge: What a great day! Simmons, transform into Motorcycle Mode.
Simmons: [monotone] You got it, sir. [begins changing into a Mongoose] Choop choop choop choop choop! Beep beep!
Sarge: Let's get out of here. [hops on Mongoose-Simmons and drives outside] Yee-haw!
[End flashback]
Grif: That's not what happened!
Sarge: Of course it is.
Grif: Then how am I still alive?
Sarge: I ask myself that question every day. [Beat] Moto-Simmons! Run him over.
Simmons: [presses a switch] Done! The Blues now never existed. I also upgraded your pay scale while I was at it.
Sarge: Well deserved.
Grif: Yeah-ha, we win!
[Sarge cocks his shotgun and shoots Grif in the head. Grif falls over.]
Grif: Blarg! I am dead, but that's okay, I don't deserve to enjoy victory. My life has meant nothing.
Sarge: What a great day! Simmons, transform into Motorcycle Mode.
Simmons: [monotone] You got it, sir. [begins changing into a Mongoose] Choop choop choop choop choop! Beep beep!
Sarge: Let's get out of here. [hops on Mongoose-Simmons and drives outside] Yee-haw!
[End flashback]
Grif: That's not what happened!
Sarge: Of course it is.
Grif: Then how am I still alive?
Sarge: I ask myself that question every day. [Beat] Moto-Simmons! Run him over.
— Sarge's memory of deleting all records of the Blues, Red vs. Blue
"Well, look who it is. I haven't seen you for, how long has it been? Let's see, there was an asylum, some monsters, and oh that's right! You left me to die. Now you probably don't remember it that way, but who cares?"
— The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
Spider-Man: I remember you, Carl. Not quite the same way you do. You think the kids at school liked you? You think they liked that you picked on kids like me? You were pathetic, Carl! You didn't know how to make friends! You were terrified of girls! All you knew was cruelty and fear, and making people nervous to get yourself attention! And look how far you've come, Carl! You're just the same old sadist you always were!
Thousand: Liar! That's not how it was at all! You take that back, you hear?!
Thousand: Liar! That's not how it was at all! You take that back, you hear?!
— Spider-Man's Tangled Web
Being X: From your own mouth, you said that someone from your society would have no need for God. That if you suffered, you might repent and find your faith in your creator at last.
Tanya: I remember that conversation very differently.
Tanya: I remember that conversation very differently.
Galvanax: You're Brody, right? 10 years ago, I spared your life, gave you a home on my ship. And you repaid me by stealing my Nexus Prism and all the Ninja Power Stars inside it.
Brody Romero: Not quite, 10 years ago you destroyed my father and imprisoned me on your ship. But now, this Ninja Power Star is going to help me destroy you.
Brody Romero: Not quite, 10 years ago you destroyed my father and imprisoned me on your ship. But now, this Ninja Power Star is going to help me destroy you.
— Conversation between Galvanax and Brody, Power Rangers Ninja Steel Episode 4: "Presto Change-O"
Student 1: Hey Goob, what's up? Cool binder!
Student 2: Hey Goob, want to come over to my house today?
Bowler Hat Guy: They all hated me.
Student 2: Hey Goob, want to come over to my house today?
Bowler Hat Guy: They all hated me.
[W]hen people come to remind you of of the consequences of your treacherous deeds, your reaction is always the same. You flee. You say I have failed twice. I think you have somewhat edited your memories of our fights. In each case when you saw your death coming, the truth was revealed. When the time comes to choose between your survival and accomplishing the will of your so-called Gods, the former always takes priority.
— Corvus Corax, The Weaver Option chapter 49
Narita: Hmmm... Speaking of fights for food. Remember the time we agreed to bring food to refugees? Breaking the rebel forces was quite a challenge.
Hishia: I do remember it. As we brought in the food, a group of would-be bandits jumped on us like maniacs and you made them all bleed. The cruelty you displayed then in both fighting and mannerism made me cry my eyes out.
Narita: ...Wait. Didn't you shoot them from behind me while I was negotiating with them like the pacifist I am?
Hishia: You told me to stop them, so, being the good maid that I am, I did so. I mean, it's not like you can strike a deal with those maniacs straight out of a post-apocalyptic setting. 'Time is percois', I say. It's best to save as much of it as possible.
Hishia: I do remember it. As we brought in the food, a group of would-be bandits jumped on us like maniacs and you made them all bleed. The cruelty you displayed then in both fighting and mannerism made me cry my eyes out.
Narita: ...Wait. Didn't you shoot them from behind me while I was negotiating with them like the pacifist I am?
Hishia: You told me to stop them, so, being the good maid that I am, I did so. I mean, it's not like you can strike a deal with those maniacs straight out of a post-apocalyptic setting. 'Time is percois', I say. It's best to save as much of it as possible.
— Hello Lady!
Memory can contain both objective reality and subjective perception.
— Oliver Putnam, Only Murders in the Building
Charlie Brown: Are you ready for the party tonight, Sally?
Sally: I remember the last time I went to a party. Linus called up, and asked me if I would like to go to a party. And I said, "Yes!" And then, when we got there, Linus asked me if I would like to dance. And I said, "Yes!" Then, after we danced, Linus said, "Would you like a glass of punch?" And I said, "Yes! That would be very nice! I would like to have a glass of punch!"
Charlie Brown: I don't believe that ever happened.
Sally: Well, it should have!
Sally: I remember the last time I went to a party. Linus called up, and asked me if I would like to go to a party. And I said, "Yes!" And then, when we got there, Linus asked me if I would like to dance. And I said, "Yes!" Then, after we danced, Linus said, "Would you like a glass of punch?" And I said, "Yes! That would be very nice! I would like to have a glass of punch!"
Charlie Brown: I don't believe that ever happened.
Sally: Well, it should have!
Charlie Brown: What are you doing, Sally?
Sally: I'm waiting for my Sweet Babboo!
Linus: I am not your Sweet Babboo!
Sally: My Sweet Babboo asked me to have the next dance with him!
Linus: I did not!
Sally: Well, you should have!
Charlie Brown: Oh, brother...
Sally: I'm waiting for my Sweet Babboo!
Linus: I am not your Sweet Babboo!
Sally: My Sweet Babboo asked me to have the next dance with him!
Linus: I did not!
Sally: Well, you should have!
Charlie Brown: Oh, brother...
