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Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.

Douglas Hofstadter
Memories, Believe, Thinking
"The Mind Reader". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. April 1, 2007.
Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.