If you were not to be its victim, this book and body would … - Peter Greenaway

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If you were not to be its victim, this book and body would amuse you with its arrogance. It would make you laugh. Because you were not its victim, you could feel no pain of betrayal.

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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