If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself… — Kazuo Ishiguro · Skopia

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If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.

The Remains of the Day · 1989

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Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber & Faber, 1989.

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