He hadn’t thought then what it must mean—to have an adult’s subtlety, command of language and sensual capacity without an adult’s humanity.

Ruth Rendell, The Face of Trespass

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  1. cliff arroyo Avatar

    OT: Nobel prize in literature went to some French writer I’ve never heard of Annie Ernaux, apparently she mostly writes about herself…

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