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

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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...
speaks with authoritative barks
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NLMG control: a barb...
a barbed wire fence ... when Ruth saw it, she came to an abrupt halt
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NLMG control: rarely...
rarely stepped beyond the confines of the Cottages
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NLMG control: hates to...
hates to be naughty
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NLMG control: what we're...
what we're supposed to be doing
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NLMG control: simply p...
simply pawns in a game
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Stasiland loss + grief: the past s... (miriam)
the past stopped when Charlie died
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Stasiland loss + grief: lost th...
lost their power and lost their country
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Stasiland loss + grief: ache for...
ache for a lost time when things were more secure
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NLMG loss + grief: lives are...
lives are set out for you
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NLMG loss + grief: gazing...
gazing over Hailsham, pining to be let back in
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NLMG loss + grief: the ties...
the ties binding our old crowd were fraying
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NLMG loss + grief: gilmpse...
glimpse your future
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Stasiland identity: basically...
basically no longer human
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Stasiland identity: ripped...
ripped up their identity papers with tears of joy
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Stasiland love and relationships: out of fear...
out of fear they'd take the child away
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Stasiland love and relationships: the wall went... (frau paul)
the wall went straight through my heart