Why? Why does what was beautiful suddenly shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? Why does the memory of years of happy marriage turn to gall when our partner is revealed to have had a lover all those years? Because such a situation makes it impossible to be happy? But we were happy! Sometimes the memory of happiness cannot stay true because it ended unhappily. Because happiness is only real if it lasts forever? Because things always end painfully if they contained pain, conscious or unconscious, all along? But what is unconscious, unrecognized pain? . Bernhard Schlink
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This quote is a beautiful illustration of how we often judge someone's actions and words based on our own experiences. We remember the good things about the past, but we often forget the painful things. This quote is a reminder that you should not focus so much on the events of your past because it will only ruin your present happiness.

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