You sound like a certain kind of surgeon. A lot more intere… - John Fowles

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You sound like a certain kind of surgeon. A lot more interested in the operation than the patient." "I should not be in the hands of a surgeon who did not take that view.

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John Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist and essayist.

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