
Ian McEwan
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
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The Writing of Lessons
In a way, the writing of lessons is my pursuit of what hav i dropped out of school at 16. Ye hadn't done my ar levels, didn't go university, didn't meet this or that person who inspired me to do something else. So from there onwards, as it were, our lives are full of these moments when the train could have jumped tracks, or it does, and you've got no control. Experiment. Know, ive forgotten how many sperms there might be in a young man's high moment. But let's say 200 millions. You know, that's several cities worth, several countries worth. Er the chance er.
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