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“Nothing fixes a thing so firmly in the memory as the wish to forget it.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“I loved her, instantly. Of course, most parents love their children instantly. But I mention it here because I still find it a remarkable thing. Where was that love before? Where did you acquire it from? The way it is suddenly there, total and complete, as sudden as grief, but in reverse, is one of the wonders about being human.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“Maybe that is what it takes to love someone. Finding a happy mystery you would like to unravel for ever.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“That's the thing with time, isn't it? It's not all the same. Some days - some years - some decades - are empty. There is nothing to them. It's just flat water. And then you come across a year, or even a day, or an afternoon. And it is everything. It is the whole thing.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
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