Tell me something that only I will ever know, was perhaps what she wanted to ask him, or, What will you remember me by? - or even, Nothing of the least importance has ever belonged to me; can you help?

Shirley Jackson
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If we only know the little things about others and we don’t know what they will remember us by, then how can we possibly be remembered by them? If we only know each other as people who share a quiet conversation or as people who ask for help, then how can we ever be remembered as people with a strong character and character that is worth remembering?

Source: The Haunting Of Hill House

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