The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives.

Quote by W. G. Sebald

(Die Ausgewanderten. Ein Elementargedicht) English ed. 2002
1990 Vertigo.

(Winfried Georg) "Max" Sebald (18 May 1944 – 14 December 2001) was a German writer and academic. W. G.