"Memory, like so much else, is unreliable. Not only for what it hides and what it alters, but also for what it reveals."

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Source : Anna Funder (2011). “Stasiland: Stories From Behind The Berlin Wall”, p.221, Granta Books

Anna Funder

#Memories Quotes

“We have the alternative. "Do I want to be on the subway looking at these people, or do I want to be in my phone looking at my people?"”
“A girl never can predict who might wander into her boudoir during a bubble bath.”
“When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre.”
“I don't do casinos or prisons; I like to do projects that enhance the lives of everyday people, like campus buildings, libraries, museums and government buildings. That's why I love working in the public sector.”
“Adventure without risk is Disneyland.”
“I've always been mad about cats.”
“Money and fame are very inconvenient and very problematic.”
“I ain't gonna pay no dollar for a corn muffin that's half dough.”

Source : Kevin Kling (2008). “The Dog Says How”, p.94, Minnesota Historical Society

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