“But nobody ever forgot anything, not really, though sometimes they pretended, when it suited them. Memories were permanent. Sorrowful ones remained sad even with the passing of time, yet happy ones could never be recreated - not with the same joy. Remembering bred its own peculiar sorrow. It seemed so unfair: that time should render both sadness and happiness into a source of pain.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
“The lives of the poor are rich in symbols.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
“So then you’re free?’
‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom.”
― Amerika
‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom.”
― Amerika
“Modern places are made up of layers of incomplete visions of the future, and the result is a permanent state of impermanence.”
― Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies
― Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies
“Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
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