The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. - John LeCarre

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John LeCarre: "The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat."

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Away	Become	Cheat	Childhood
Detachment	Experience	Fade	Monsters
Monstrous	Neither	Otherwise	Parents
Plane	Pretend	Reach	Regarding
Wholly	Wise

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