What I took to be the norm -- taut, smooth, supple -- was the transient special case of youth. To me, the old were a separate species, like sparrows or foxes.

Ian McEwan

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The very word 'history' conjured a dull success of thrones and murderous clerical wrangling.

Ian McEwan

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Join MI5? I was ready to lead it.

Ian McEwan

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Lucy had told me more than once that the past was a burden, that it was time to tear everything down.

Ian McEwan

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But this inglorious revolution wasn't for me. I didn't want a sex shop in every town.

Ian McEwan

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How can one understand the inner life of a character, real or fictional, without knowing the state of her finances?

Ian McEwan

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So, one-third of the time it's a bad idea to move, which means that two-thirds of the time it's a good idea.

Ian McEwan

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Oblivion seemed the only reasonable option.

Ian McEwan

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Writers owed their readers a duty of care, of mercy.

Ian McEwan

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The constrained lives of his characters made me wonder how my own existence might appear in his hands.

Ian McEwan

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