About this quote

Aging catches up to everyone, bringing a slow fade to our sharpest mental edges. We often fight this decline, desperately trying to polish memories that are already turning to dust. Accepting the trickery of your own mind is a strange kind of relief. Instead of mourning every lost detail, we can choose to laugh at the absurd fictions our brains construct to fill the gaps. It is a universal breakdown, so you might as well meet it with a bit of dark humor.

When to use it

• Your sibling calls you out at Sunday dinner for vividly describing a childhood camping trip that actually happened to a character in a movie.
• An aging athlete chuckles with old teammates about how their past game-winning plays seem to grow more spectacular and unrealistic with each passing decade.
• You find yourself searching the entire house for the car keys already clutched in your left hand, realizing your brain is officially playing tricks on you.