“I ended up dropping out of high school. I'm a high school dropout, which I'm not proud to say, ... I had some teachers that I still think of fondly and were amazing to me. But I had other teachers who said, 'You know what? This dream of yours is a hobby. When are you going to give it up?' I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there”
― Hilary Swank

“for those memories are now
just like these little kittens
I hold in my hands

those can be kissed
and treasured
but not held too tightly.”
― Sanober Khan, Turquoise Silence

“Tibby, who was not fond of change, had once told Bridget that the present, no matter what it brought, couldn't change the past. The past was set and sealed.”
― Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting

“...there was no point in sighing after what I could not have. It only distracted me from what I did have.”
― Robin Hobb, Fool's Assassin

“If the way you've been treating me is a mark of fondness, maybe you'd better take a fresh look at your interpersonal communication skills.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Dream a Little Dream

“The sex,” he said. “I just wanted to make sure that we were okay. That things were all right between us.”
“Well,” she said, “orgasm does release a lot of oxytocin, so I’m probably more fond of you than before.”
― James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn

“My beloved isn't dazzling light, Darkness is my beloved – The reason I'm so fond of her…”
― Subhajit Ganguly, Poems of Darkness

“If my fondest desires do not exceed my greatest abilities, it may be that what I’ve desired is not to desire.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Yet, the man never goes slow!
Feted against all the odds.
How? Nobody knows.
Undeterred, unabated, yet uncharted he goes...”
― Subhajit Ganguly, Poems of Darkness

“55 and older is now the fastest growing segment of the USA workforce...and retirement is becoming a fond memory of the past.”
― Steven Magee

“COVID-19 has made shaking hands a fond memory of the past.”
― Steven Magee

“Ground based professional astronomy is well on its way to being a fond memory of the past.”
― Steven Magee

“The town of Pahala in Hawaii may be on its way to being a fond memory of the past, as it is where the many earthquakes are centered!”
― Steven Magee

“No picture could have more aptly described the feeling of transcendent peace that I felt that day. I was beginning to grow fond of these little love nudges that God kept sending in my direction. I used to be completely incapable of seeing these things, but I was starting to see signs like these more often. Each time I did, I felt like God was winking at me. Not in an attempt to get my attention, but as a reminder that He was near, that He would remain faithful even if I were not. I wondered how many times He’d displayed acts like this before to a blind audience?”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose