# The Child in Time

- Author: [Ian McEwan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan.md)
- Quotes: 1
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan/the-child-in-time

## Quotes

> He had once felt light on the ground. He used to think his life was an open-ended adventure, he used to give things away, it amused him when the unexpected happened, benevolent coincidences used to bear him along. When had all that stopped?

p. 103 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan/the-child-in-time/he-had-once.md)