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“A CD of Elgar’s cello concerto, performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the London Symphony Orchestra.”
― Asymmetry
― Asymmetry
“preserve past knowledge by hitching narrative explanation to items exhibits what Ulrich calls the “mnemonic power of goods.”3 Things become bearers of memory and information, especially when enhanced by stories that expand their capacity to carry meaning.4 And if those things are textiles, stories about women’s lives seem to adhere with special tenacity, even as fabrics, because of their vulnerability to deterioration and frequent lack of attribution to a maker, have been among the last kinds of materials that historians look to in order to understand what has occurred, how, and why.”
― All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
― All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
“He began at the beginning—the very beginning—by opening to the endpapers. And it was a good thing he had.”
― The Lincoln Highway
― The Lincoln Highway
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