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...but with his mother there's no question of liking him they're not even in a way separate people he began in her stomach and if she gave him life she can take it away and if he feels that withdrawal it will be the grave itself.
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John Updike (Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1))
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As they deepen together he feels impatience that through all their twists they remain separate flesh; he cannot dare enough, now that she is so much his friend in this search; everywhere they meet a wall. The body lacks voice to sing its own song.
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John Updike (Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1))