"Memory is overrated. It is something that people think you can capture, but I think it is eternally elusive, subjective, and open to interpretation. That is part of its beauty, fascination, and frustration…"
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On the unreliability of memory in “An interview with Cristina García” in Contemporary Literature (Summer 2007)
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