Judith Viorst: Eight Basic Facts about Memory

The fact that people don't stop you when you ask them to stop
    you if you've told them the story

Doesn't mean that you haven't told it before.

The fact that you're only buying a couple of items at the story

Doesn't mean that you don't need to bring a list to the story.

The fact that you've put the passports in such a safe place that

    they couldn't possibly get lost

Doesn't mean that you actually, currently know where they are.

The fact that you've parked your car carefully

Doesn't mean, when the movie is over, that you will still recall

    where you parked the car.

The fact that you rushed upstairs because there was something you

    desperately needed in your closet

Doesn't mean, once you get there, that you'll recollect why

    you came.

The fact that you've known a person for thirty-five years

Doesn't mean, when you go to introduce him, that you can count on

     remembering his name.

The fact that you said good-bye and walked out the door

Doesn't mean that you won't be back immediately in order to get

    all the things you left behind.

And the fact that ...

And the fact that ...

And the fact that, the fact that, the fact that...

It's slipped my mind.