The memoir as a somewhat indistinct form is absolutely true. So many of the memoirs I've read, and the ones I have… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
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My only consolation for the failure of the Dardanelles was that God wished things to be prolonged in order to sicken mankind… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
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