...surely that sneered-at suburban life was more stable than this shadow life...in a country where no involvement was possible...better than the sordid dalliance that soothed me after work? (Anthony Burgess)

...surely that sneered-at suburban life was more stable than this shadow life...in a country where no involvement was possible...better than the sordid dalliance that soothed me after work?

Anthony Burgess

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