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I write - so it would seem - to recapture, to preserve and return to the past, though I might just as easily be writing to forget and put that past behind me.
Andre Aciman
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"I write - so it would seem - to recapture, to preserve and return to the past, though I might just as easily be writing to forget and put that past behind me."
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I write - so it would seem - to recapture, to preserve and return to the past, though I might just as easily be writing to forget and put that past behind me. — Andre Aciman

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Andre Aciman was a Writer from United States (1951–present).

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Andre Aciman lived from 1951 – present.