“I mention her name and the old pain returns. Forget her, you say? How can you forget a living human being?”
“Her smile broadens, and for a moment, I feel that I recognize her."My name will be Edith Prior," she says. "And there is much I am happy to forget.”
“The pain was so deep and so raw. There were days I would have died just to forget. The problem was, I couldn't figure out how to get her out of my mind. How do you kill that kind of pain?”
“Her father’s shadow looked sadly down at her. “You can never forget what you do in a war, September my love. No one can. You won’t forget your war either.”
“Oh, dear--did I forget to mention that you can, indeed, have it all, but you need a lot of help!”
“So you’ll forget her and move on.”I suppose I will. As soon as I forget how to breathe.”