“Memories were fine, but you couldn't touch them. They were never exactly as the moment had been, & they faded w/ time”

— Cecelia Ahern

Variant: Memories were fine but you couldn't touch them, smell them or hold them. They were never exactly as the moment was, and they faded with time.

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Irish novelist 1981

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