I don't know why they are all so eager to be remembered. What good wil…

Margaret Atwood
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I don't know why they are all so eager to be remembered. What good will it do them? There are some things that should be forgotten by everyone, and never spoken of again. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2011). Alias Grace: A Novel, p.26, Anchor
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