“Memory is so subjective. We all remember in a visceral, emotional way, and so even if we agree on the facts—what was said, what happened where and when—what we take away and store from a moment, what we feel about it, can vary radically.”

— Alan Cumming

Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir (2014)

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