My guess is that he remembers some of me, some of us together, and the rest rolled off him like topsoil in a flash flood.

Elizabeth Kostova
My guess is that he remembers some of me, some...
My guess is that he remembers some of me, some...
My guess is that he remembers some of me, some...
My guess is that he remembers some of me, some...
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In the poem, “The Most Beautiful Thing in Life Is a Tough Mother” by Maya Angelou, the author uses this quote to describe the relationship between a mother and son. Both mother and son remember some of their times together. Now, as an adult, they both still think of each other fondly. As for the rest, they have been forgotten.

Source: The Swan Thieves

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