Beach Quote by Thomas H. Cook

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“At a certain point memory becomes a beach strewn with landmines, all life’s many losses buried in those sands.”

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“Loretta’s eyes flashed. “Is that what gets you through the night, Philip?” she asked. “Choosing to believe something, whether it’s true or not?” “In…

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“It is important to keep old things, he insisted, because it was through them alone that new things could be judged.”

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