The imagined memories had to have as much weight as the real, or we had to at least pretend they did to such a degree that they just very well might have. And so I never questioned Angela about that particular story, or about all the troubling things that it pointed to, content to believe that at least in this version things worked for her better than they did in the one I never heard. Dinaw Mengestu
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When the author, Zadie Smith, talked about the imaginary memories that she had, she was talking about how much weight they should have in her life. She was saying that she should only believe the glow, the happiness and satisfaction these memories brought her. She should never doubt them or doubt that they were real. If she did, she would find it difficult to live with herself.

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