Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn't. It simply files things away. It keeps things for you, or hides things from you - and summons them to your recall with a will of its own. You think you have a memory; but it has you!
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"Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn't. It simply files things away. It keeps things for you, or hides things from you - and summons them to your recall with a will of its own. You think you have a memory; but it has you!" — John Irving
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Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn't. It simply files things away. It keeps things for you, or hides things from you - and summons them to your recall with a will of its own. You think you have a memory; but it has you! — John Irving
About John Irving
John Irving was a Novelist from United States (1942–present).
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Who said "Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn't. It simply files things away.…"?
This quote is attributed to John Irving, a Novelist from United States.
When did John Irving live?
John Irving lived from 1942 – present.