It wasn't that I forgot Hanna. But at a certain point the memory of he…

Bernhard Schlink
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It wasn't that I forgot Hanna. But at a certain point the memory of her stopped accompanying me wherever I went. She stayed behind, the way a city stays behind as a train pulls out of the station. It's there, somewhere behind you, and you could go back and make sure of it. But why should you? ✨ FaceBook post byBernhard Schlink from Jul 13, 2011
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