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“one does not remember one’s own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us”

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Anna Funder is an Australian author known for her historical novels and non-fiction works. Born in 1966, she graduated from the University of Sydney and later lived and worked in the United States and the United Kingdom. Funder's works often focus on political and social issues, with her first novel, 'Stasiland,' set against the backdrop of East Germany's pre-history, receiving widespread acclaim. more

“how we rolled up the carpet so we could dance, and the days were bright red, and every time we kissed there was another apple to slice into pieces. Look at the light through the windowpane. That means it's noon, that means we're inconsolable. Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us. These our bodies, possessed by light. Tell me we'll never get used to it.”

Looks Mean Body Light Used Pieces Red And Love Ruins Apples Possessed Carpet Noon Windowpane

Author:Richard Siken

“You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.”

May Light Luminous Conductor Hounds

Author:Arthur Conan Doyle

“I think that’s a mercy of this island, actually, that it won’t give us our terrible memories for long, but let us keep the good ones for as long as we want them.”

Thinking Want Giving Long Memories Terrible Mercy Islands

Author:Maggie Stiefvater

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