Ian Mcewan's Quote - My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves

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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves

My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They werent able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. – Ian Mcewan

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What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike? – Ian Mcewan

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One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret – how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether thats even possible, interested me. – Ian Mcewan

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Politics is the enemy of the imagination. – Ian Mcewan

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