The past is a palimpsest. ...

The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge.
 Pat Barker

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The sky darkened, the air grew colder, but he didn't mind. It didn't occur to him to move. This was the right place. This was where he had wanted to be.
 Pat Barker
Murder is only killing in the wrong place.
 Pat Barker