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> [ I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it would resemble a scrap of lace. I am a lover of history . . . \[but\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/i-must-say-a-few-words-about-memory-it-is-full-of-holes-if-you-were/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

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## More by David Ebershoff

> [Isn't it interesting what a stranger can offer? A little wisdom, a little mercy, a little love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/isn-t-it-interesting-what-a-stranger-can-offer-a-little-wisdom-a/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“There is nothing more alarming to a boy than seeing a mother, or a father, buckling. It says to him that all will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/there-is-nothing-more-alarming-to-a-boy-than-seeing-a-mother-or-a/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“Even though she was sitting next to the man, she couldn't believe he had noticed her. It felt to her as if no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/even-though-she-was-sitting-next-to-the-man-she-couldn-t-believe-he/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“My duty, I know, is to lead. I cannot offer an array of options. I must offer a long but narrow path to Salvation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/my-duty-i-know-is-to-lead-i-cannot-offer-an-array-of-options-i-must/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“I suppose my greatest disappointment has been realizing my father, like Joseph and Brigham before him, tried to shroud his passions in the mantle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/i-suppose-my-greatest-disappointment-has-been-realizing-my-father/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [I trust you have seen the ocean. If you have, then you have witnessed the divine. How barren the ground is in comparison! If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/i-trust-you-have-seen-the-ocean-if-you-have-then-you-have-witnessed/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [Last year when my grandma fell and broke her hip she couldn't paint her toenails anymore. So my grandpa started doing it for her,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/last-year-when-my-grandma-fell-and-broke-her-hip-she-couldn-t-paint/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“A final note on numbers: My research shows Ann Eliza was most likely Brigham's 52 of 55 wives. As far as I can tell,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/a-final-note-on-numbers-my-research-shows-ann-eliza-was-most-likely/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/faith-i-tell-them-is-a-mystery-elusive-to-many-and-never-easy-to/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [The agony of martyrdom is almost too much to bear. In the early hours, when the loss is fresh, there is no comfort in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/the-agony-of-martyrdom-is-almost-too-much-to-bear-in-the-early-hours/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“When my mom pulled the trigger my dad had a full house, three fives and a pair of ducks. He was all in. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/when-my-mom-pulled-the-trigger-my-dad-had-a-full-house-three-fives/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“Do you know what I miss most about Rosemary? Simply knowing she was there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/do-you-know-what-i-miss-most-about-rosemary-simply-knowing-she-was/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“Anna's voice wasn't a beautiful voice - rough edged and sorrowful, a bit used, somehow male and female at once. Yet it had more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/anna-s-voice-wasn-t-a-beautiful-voice-rough-edged-and-sorrowful-a-bit/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [“Isn't a gay Mormon like an oxymoron?' 'Do I look like an oxymoron to you?' 'An oxymormon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/isn-t-a-gay-mormon-like-an-oxymoron-do-i-look-like-an-oxymoron-to-you/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

> [I must say a few words about memory. It is full of holes. If you were to lay it out upon a table, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ebershoff/i-must-say-a-few-words-about-memory-it-is-full-of-holes-if-you-were/)

[David Ebershoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ebershoff/)

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