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John le Carré Quotes: The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous
         

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous


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A dead man is the worst enemy alive, I thought. You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways.



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Yet it's not for want of future that I'm here, he thought. It's for want of a present.



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You should have died when I killed you.



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