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The House of the Spirits Literature and Writing Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

That's why my Grandmother Clara wrote in her notebooks, in order to see things in their true dimension and to defy her own poor memory. (Epilogue.45)

The idea that, to see things in their "true dimension" we must understand the past, present and future all at once gives us a better understanding of why it's not important for Clara's notebooks or this story to be written in chronological order.