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There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.
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inspirational
missed-chances
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If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.
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inspirational
life-experience
self-development
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It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed.
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story
inspirational
beautiful
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My donors have always tended to do much better than expected.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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And I'm a Hailsham student - which is enough by itself sometimes to get people's backs up.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Ruth, incidentally, was only the third or fourth donor I got to choose.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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The idiot.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Tommy's got his shirt on. His favourite polo shirt.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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It'll come off. If you can't get it off yourself, just take it to Miss Jody.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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It's nothing to do with you anyway.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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'At least you got him to pipe down,' she said. 'Are you okay? Mad animal.'
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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I'd no idea if anyone was actually watching.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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She said we weren't being taught enough.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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What is this gallery? Why should she have a gallery of things done by us?
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Maybe she sells them. Outside, out there.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Ruth insisted - that she really was afraid of us.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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It never occurred to us to wonder how we would feel being seen like that.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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nostalgic about their collections.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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The Sales were important to us because that was how we got hold of things from outside.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Miss Emily had an intellect you could slice logs with.
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Well, this is a surprise. If you aren't here to give me trouble, then why are you here?
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