On closer examination, we are simply a banal tragedy spread over two generations.

“Siebenunddreißig Jahre habe ich daran gearbeitet, genau das zu vermeiden. Syste…”

“She said she had been thinking about the way you remembered your past. What you…”

“Do you know what the mathematical expression is for longing? ... The negative n…”

“In ten years they would be dead, deported or in leadership positions.”