Here is the truth he wants to ignore: that what is forged i… - Maaza Mengiste

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Here is the truth he wants to ignore: that what is forged into memory tucks itself into bone and muscle. It will always be there and it will follow us to the grave.

Maaza Mengiste

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Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American author.

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