# Quote — Ian McEwan, The Child in Time

> 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?

- Author: [Ian McEwan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan.md)
- Book: [The Child in Time](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan/the-child-in-time.md)
- Page: 103
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