“The mind of the subject will desperately struggle to create memories where none exist...”
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“We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.”
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“You can't force anyone to live a story that doesn't feel true to them.”
― The Veiled Throne
― The Veiled Throne
“I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued. I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.”
― Why I Write
― Why I Write
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