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No child, still less a fetus, has ever mastered the art of small talk, or would...
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Ian McEwan
Book:
Nutshell
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No child, still less a fetus, has ever mastered the art of small talk, or would ever want to. It's an adult device, a covenant with boredom and deceit.
( Ian McEwan )
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