Ideas came swarming through her, and like many people who labour in the obsession of solitude, she lacked the detachment to challenge them. (Helen Garner)

Ideas came swarming through her, and like many people who labour in the obsession of solitude, she lacked the detachment to challenge them.

Helen Garner

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