I memorized the restaurant's name, just like I'd committed to memory the height of the tallest person in the world, the name of the one who ate the most, or the person who could put the most clothespins on their face only to completely forget it all, years later.
Thankfully, no one has ever tested me on this, as I would be guilty of resorting to the stock few that I have committed to memory.
I will not be doing much cooking from this book, but I have committed to memory some of Mr. Keller's most enlightening tidbits: Choose oysters with the thickest shells.
Because of this, I couldn't help comparing Mandela's speech from the prisoner's dock at the Rivonia Trial to the Sayyid's letter, which, as a young child, I had committed to memory.
One of the few aphorisms I have committed to memory is a Nick Hornby line from "Fever Pitch": "The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score".
One of the few aphorisms I have committed to memory is a Nick Hornby line from "Fever Pitch": "The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score". Hornby is talking about soccer, not American football, but the idea translates well.
Upstairs, I have the English language and tradition, the history, literature, feelings and likes and dislikes, and also the poetry I have committed to memory, that this tongue has fostered during my life.
At long last, I have now committed to memory all of the words to the theme song of "The Jeffersons" (hint: grits don't burn in the kitchen; beans don't burn on the grill).
I've pretty much committed to memory, though may be something I've forgotten.
A lot of the guys I play with have committed to memory thousands of songs.
