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“Nostalgic memory is a sudden encounter with the thingness of the thing that has been forgotten, not the continuous desire for possessions, whether past, present, or future.”

Quote by Marjorie Garber

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Marjorie Garber

Marjorie Garber is a renowned American professor of literature and gender studies. Born on June 11, 1944, she is known for her research on gender, culture, and literature. more

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“Old men scribble combinations of numbers onto betting slips like mathematical equations, while others pass by, whispering the names of horses under their breaths like prayers.”

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“Burn the dead meticulously, and scatter their ashes to the four winds of the sky. Burn past actions meticulously, and grind their ashes; the phoenix that rises from these ashes shall be the selfsame thing. Play not with the dead, and caress not their faces. Laugh not at them, and cry not over them: forget them. Trust not things past. Waste not your time crafting beautiful caskets for moments past; think of killing the moments to come. Mistrust all corpses.”

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