Yes, someone wrote this. Talk about self-defining sentences, or circular sentences, or … where was I?
If we pause a moment we can imagine something poignant here: “I remember so little,” he thinks. “I don’t seem to be able to recall my own life. I can remember only the most memorable moments—all else is lost to me.” Does he suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, or inattention, or overcrowded days and years, or a lazy mind? Does he make the effort and fail, or does he simply assume the big stuff will float to the top and the rest can be ignored?
How does he know how memorable these moments actually are if he can’t remember any others to compare them with? Or does he simply assume that if he remembers something it is by definition memorable?
Did he begin with “Only the most memorable moments” and then find himself unable to finish the thought? Or by the time he came to writing the last few words had he actually forgotten how he began the sentence?
What was he actually trying to say? We’ll never know, as we make another pass on the merry-go-round.
The funniest thing about this sentence is that it sticks in the mind. It is, if you will, memorable.
You Knew What I Meant 