STASILAND + NLMG quotes Flashcards

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Stasiland memory + the past: violat…

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violator and victim, are linked, forever perhaps

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Stasiland memory + the past: a sil…

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a silent crazy jungle under glass

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Stasiland memory + the past: a pla…

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a place lost in time

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Stasiland memory + the past: history is…

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history is made of personal stories

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Stasiland memory + the past: want to…

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want to pretend it all didn’t happen

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Stasiland memory + the past: their offices…

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their offices would be a museum

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Stasiland memory + the past: dangers of…

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dangers of ignoring the past and doing it all over again

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Stasiland memory + the past: bound to…

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bound to the past and carrying it around like a wound

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Stasiland memory + the past: the place that…

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the place that broke her

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NLMG memory + past: the closing of…

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the closing of Hailsham, that suddently brought us close again

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NLMG memory + past: urge to o…

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urge to order all these old memories

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NLMG memory + past: a bit of…

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a bit of nostalgia to pass the time

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NLMG memory + past: threw t…

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threw them away

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NLMG memory + past: daydreams…

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daydreams for company

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NLMG memory + past: linked by…

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linked by the places we’d come from

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NLMG memory + past: the memories i…

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the memories i value most, i don’t see them ever fading

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Stasiland knowledge: fallen b…

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fallen between two stools

18
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Stasiland knowledge: ignoring those…

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ignoring those realities to stay sane

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NLMG knowledge: didn’t want to…

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didn’t want to think about you students

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NLMG knowledge: didn’t think much…

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didn’t think much about our lives beyond the Cottages

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Stasiland control: know everything…

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know everything about everyone

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Stasiland control: became, officially, …

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became, officially, an enemy of the state at sixteen

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Stasiland control: everyone sus…

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everyone suspected everyone else

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Stasiland control: the mistrust…

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the mistrust this bred was the foundation of social existence

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Stasiland control: speaks with…

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speaks with authoritative barks

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NLMG control: a barb…

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a barbed wire fence … when Ruth saw it, she came to an abrupt halt

27
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NLMG control: rarely…

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rarely stepped beyond the confines of the Cottages

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NLMG control: hates to…

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hates to be naughty

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NLMG control: what we’re…

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what we’re supposed to be doing

30
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NLMG control: simply p…

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simply pawns in a game

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Stasiland loss + grief: the past s… (miriam)

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the past stopped when Charlie died

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Stasiland loss + grief: lost th…

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lost their power and lost their country

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Stasiland loss + grief: ache for…

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ache for a lost time when things were more secure

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NLMG loss + grief: lives are…

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lives are set out for you

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NLMG loss + grief: gazing…

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gazing over Hailsham, pining to be let back in

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NLMG loss + grief: the ties…

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the ties binding our old crowd were fraying

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NLMG loss + grief: gilmpse…

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glimpse your future

38
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Stasiland identity: basically…

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basically no longer human

39
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Stasiland identity: ripped…

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ripped up their identity papers with tears of joy

40
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Stasiland love and relationships: out of fear…

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out of fear they’d take the child away

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Stasiland love and relationships: the wall went… (frau paul)

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the wall went straight through my heart