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 Certainly! Here are some of the most memorable quotes from Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively:

🧠 On Memory and Time

• “Chronology irritates me. There is no chronology inside my head. I am composed of a myriad Claudias who spin and mix and part like sparks of sunlight on water. The pack of cards I carry around is forever shuffled and re-shuffled; there is no sequence, everything happens at once.”
  — Claudia Hampton, reflecting on the fragmented nature of memory
• “The days of our lives vanish utterly, more insubstantial than if they had been invented. Fiction can seem more enduring than reality.”
  — Claudia Hampton, contemplating the fleeting nature of life and the enduring power of storytelling

🗣️ On Language and Identity

• “Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.”
  — Claudia Hampton, emphasizing the grounding power of language
• “We open our mouths and out flow words whose ancestries we do not even know. We are walking lexicons. In a single sentence of idle chatter we preserve Latin, Anglo-Saxon, Norse; we carry a museum inside our heads, each day we commemorate peoples of whom we have never heard.”
  — Claudia Hampton, marveling at the layers of history embedded in everyday language

💔 On Love and Loss

• “But we can still love them—we can love completely without complete understanding.”
  — Claudia Hampton, reflecting on the complexities of love
• “Grief-stricken. Stricken is right; it is as though you had been felled. Knocked to the ground; pitched out of life and into something else.”
  — Claudia Hampton, describing the overwhelming nature of grief

🌍 On History and Perspective

• “The history of the world as selected by Claudia: fact and fiction, myth and evidence, images and documents.”
  — Claudia Hampton, outlining her personal approach to writing history
• “Egypt is not then but now, conditioning the way we look at things.”
  — Claudia Hampton, considering the lasting influence of history on present perspectives

These quotes capture the essence of Moon Tiger, a novel that intertwines personal memory with historical narrative, exploring themes of identity, love, and the passage of time. If you’re interested in more quotes or specific passages, feel free to ask!