It is so often the odd, the unexpected, the apparently trifling, that stamps itself upon the memory for … - Esther Meynell

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Truth, justice. . . I always thought they were absolutes, like God. And Mom. And apple pie. But you could make apple pie from Ritz crackers. You could make cakes without sugar. We learned how to fake things, during the war.

Esther Meynell

It is so often the odd, the unexpected, the apparently trifling, that stamps itself upon the memory for ever, while much more memorable things pass away like a breath of wind.

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