Owen meany who rarely wasted words and who had the conversation-stoppi…

John Irving
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Owen meany who rarely wasted words and who had the conversation-stopping habit of dropping remarks like coins into a deep pool of water... remarks that sank, like truth, to the bottom of the pool where they would remain untouchable. ✨ John Irving (2012). A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel, p.31, Harper Collins
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