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| 2eb33b1 | I want to be cut off from people like Marloe. Being a real person oneself is a matter of setting up limits and drawing lines and saying no. I don't want to be a nebulous bit of ectoplasm straying around in other people's lives. That sort of vague sympathy with everybody precludes any real understanding of anybody . . . And it precludes any real loyalty to anybody. | understanding relationships discerning setting-limits the-black-prince iris-murdoch loner loyalty | Iris Murdoch |