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P. G. Wodehouse

Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them.

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The author compares memories to a poorly made soup that becomes worse if disturbed. This suggests that digging into certain memories can spoil them or make them unpleasant, so it's better to leave them alone.

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