“Lucy had told me more than once that the past was a burden, that it was time to tear everything down.” — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“I didn't tell him that I'd put his awful stories in boxes and stacked them on a shelf at the back of my mind. I could hear a quieter version of them still, from their dark place, through all the… — Lauren Wolk Copy Share Image
![“I didn't tell him that I'd put his awful stories in boxes and stacked them on a shelf at the back of my mind. I could hear a quieter version of them still, from their dark place, through all the other business that occupied my brain, but I wouldn't unlid those boxes until I was ready to hear [his]…” quote by Lauren Wolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/387/lauren-wolk-34546_burden-of-the-past_i-didn-t-tell-him-that-i-d-put-his-awful_1846420.jpg)