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She allowed history to leave her without trying to hold it back, the way children allow a grand parade to pass, holding it in their memory, making it an unforgettable thing, making it their own
She allowed history to leave her without trying to hold it back, the way children allow a grand parade to pass, holding it in their memory, making it an unforgettable thing, making it their own
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Salman Rushdie
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1947; activity date not established; Wikidata Q44306, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44306 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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