In her eyes was the reflection of everything that mattered: old diners with neon signs, vinyl records, celluloid film, drive-in movies, Pears soap, department stores, her brother’s old blue Camaro car and the smell of coal dust in the rainy sky of a summer lightning storm.… And all the nice bright colors of the past that she thought were gone for good came flowing back into her life like a wave of nostalgia flooding over her, reds, yellows, blues and greens drenching her gray memories in psychedelic ribbons and glittering fireworks.… She hoped that the world would always hold those miniscule yet beautiful, deep and mysterious traces of memory. Rebecca McNutt
About This Quote

This quote captures the beauty of a moment in time as well as the feeling of being able to relive those moments through the eyes of a child. In this particular case, the author is speaking about his sister who has Alzheimer's disease. This disease causes people to have vivid memories that they cannot actually recall from their lives. When those memories are triggered, those living with Alzheimer's can remember a lot.

They can remember things from their childhood and the events that occurred during it. This quote captures all of those memories and brings them back to life.

Source: Smog City

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