“How could I have been so ignorant? she thinks. So stupid, so unseeing, so given over to carelessness. But without such ignorance, such carelessness, how could we live? If you knew what was going to happen, if you knew everything that was going to happen next—if you knew in advance the consequences of your own actions—you'd be doomed. You'd be as ruined as God. You'd be a stone. You'd never eat or drink or laugh or get out of bed in the morning. You'd never love anyone, ever again. You'd never dare to.”
Quote by Margaret Atwood
Book:The Blind Assassin
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The Blind Assassin
Set in the 1940s and 1950s, this book is a complex literary work that combines elements of mystery, romance, and magical realism. It follows the lives of two sisters, Iris and Laura, and delves into the secrets and complexities of their family history. more
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