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He was asking for memories, too young himself to know that memories were only memories of memories.

He was asking for memories, too young himself to know that memories were only memories of memories.
– Alan Hollinghurst

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  3. There is a sort of aesthetic poverty about conservatism – Alan Hollinghurst
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  10. Asking a parent not to be a parent is like asking the sun not to be hot or snow not to be cold. – Lesa Howard
  11. That’s not what I’m asking. I’m asking, what’s your vice and what brand of trouble does it lead to? – Neal Stephenson
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