Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

Quote by Ian Mcewan

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It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or...

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or...

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their...

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their...

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

In life, as in art, some endings are bittersweet. Especially when it comes to love....

In life, as in art, some endings are bittersweet. Especially when it comes to love....

This time, there's no fucking break.

This time, there's no fucking break.

Even after all the crap weve been through, I know that love will take care...

Even after all the crap weve been through, I know that love will take care...

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be...

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be...

I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this...

I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this...

I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when...

I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to...

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to...

I know we could both go on with our lives and we could both be...

I know we could both go on with our lives and we could both be...

As soon as I promised myself that I wouldn't fall for you again, I fell

As soon as I promised myself that I wouldn't fall for you again, I fell

Do you realize we just shared our second first kiss?

Do you realize we just shared our second first kiss?

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

I consider myself a crayon...I might not be your favorite color, but one day you're...

I consider myself a crayon...I might not be your favorite color, but one day you're...

I'm not ignoring you, i'm just waiting to see if you'll make an effort.

I'm not ignoring you, i'm just waiting to see if you'll make an effort.

I wish you could look at me and see the person you once loved instead...

I wish you could look at me and see the person you once loved instead...

Things will happen in your life that you can't stop, but that's no reason to...

Things will happen in your life that you can't stop, but that's no reason to...