John Banville quote: For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then ...

For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we create a pearl around them.

~ John Banville ~

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For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then ...

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