„The fact is there are no stories I can tell my friends that will make them feel better. History cannot be erased, although we can soothe ourselves by speculating about it.“

— Margaret Atwood

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„You can hide memories, but you can't erase the history that produced them.“
— Haruki Murakami
„It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.“
— Gertrude Stein
„For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them …“
— Morrie Schwartz
„History cannot be erased or altered. Because that would mean killing yourself.“
— Haruki Murakami
„People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience.“
— Chinua Achebe