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The quote suggests that the past may matter less than people think, while the future feels fixed or already determined. It flips the familiar idea about time by saying what is truly gone is not the past, but the future we imagine.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Gayle Forman
American young adult fiction author
Gayle Forman is an American young adult fiction author, best known for her novel If I Stay. The book reached the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list for Young Adult Fiction and was later adapted into a film of the same name. She writes for young adult readers and is most closely associated with If I Stay, the work that brought her widest recognition. Her public profile rests on that novel and its film adaptation, which extended its reach beyond the page.
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