# Quote — Ian McEwan, The Innocent

> You want a picture of futility? It's a tunnel in the desert, from nowhere to nowhere, four hundred and fifty feet long.

- Author: [Ian McEwan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan.md)
- Book: [The Innocent](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ian-mcewan/the-innocent.md)
- Page: 65
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