Varlam Shalamov Quotes

• A human being survives by his ability to forget. Memory is always ready to blot out the bad and retain only the good.

  Varlam Shalamov

  Memories, Forget, Ability

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• There is a much that a man should not see, should not know, and if he should see it, it is better for him to die.

  Varlam Shalamov

  Men, Should, Knows

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