We know so little about each other. We lie mostly submerged, like ice floes, with our visible social selves projecting only cool and white.
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Ian McEwan (b. 1948) English novelist and screenwriter
Amsterdam (1998)
Added on 26-Jul-16 | Last updated 26-Jul-16
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