John Banville - Why does the past seem so magical, so fraught, so luminous? At the time it was just,...

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Why does the past seem so magical, so fraught, so luminous? At the time it was just, ugh, another boring bloody day. But, to look back on, it's a day full of miracles and light and extraordinary events. Why is this? What process do we apply to the past, to give it this vividness? I don't know.

John Banville

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Warum erscheint die Vergangenheit so magisch, so voll und so leuchtend? Zu der Zeit war es nur ein weiterer langweiliger, blutiger Tag. Aber zurückblickend ist es ein Tag voller Wunder und Licht und außergewöhnlicher Ereignisse. Warum ist das? Welchen Prozess wenden wir auf die Vergangenheit an, um diese Lebendigkeit zu erreichen? Ich weiß es nicht.

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