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The Cuckoo's Calling
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Lionel Shriver
“You can blame your mother, and she can blame hers. Leastways sooner or later it's the fault of somebody who's dead.”
Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver
“The secret is that there is no secret.”
Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver
“It's always the mother's fault, ain't it?" she said softly, collecting her coat. "That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She let him run wild, she don't teach him right from wrong. She never home when he back from school. Nobody ever say his daddy a drunk, or his daddy not home after school. And nobody ever say they some kids just damned mean. ...”
Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver
“Everything people do that doesn’t work has to be somebody else’s fault. Next time you know, geezers’ll be suing the government for getting old and kids’ll be taking their mommies to court because they came out ugly.”
Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

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