Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, the truest lines or the flashiest ones? (Julian Barnes)

Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, the truest lines or the flashiest ones?

Julian Barnes

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