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I can only wait for the final amnesia, the one that can erase an entire life
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"I can only wait for the final amnesia, the one that can erase an entire life"

- Luis Bunuel

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This quote by Luis Bunuel talks to the idea of death as a kind of amnesia. It recommends that death is the ultimate type of forgetting, as it erases a whole life. Bunuel is suggesting that death is the only thing that can remove the memories of a life, and that all we can do is wait for it. He is indicating that death is inescapable, and that it is the only thing that can truly remove our memories. This quote talks to the concept of death and the inevitability of death. It also speaks with the concept of life being short lived, and that all we can do is wait for the supreme amnesia that death brings. Bunuel is suggesting that death is the only thing that can genuinely erase our memories, which all we can do is wait on it.

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Mexico Flag This quote is written / told by Luis Bunuel between February 22, 1900 and July 29, 1983. He/she was a famous Director from Mexico. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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