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The glory of show business is that it gives the people what they want. The glory of art is that it gives us what we never knew we wanted.

Condensed milk.’ Paul went into a reverie. ‘I used to think, if I ever get rich, I’ll buy a tin of condensed milk and have it all the time.’

You will find that things that seem normal to you don’t seem normal to others, and might even be utterly reprehensible. Perhaps we are all evil. Or, perhaps none of us are.

WE LOVE KILLING. Which is great, because we need to kill to survive. Hungry? Kill something to eat. Sick? Kill the bacteria before they kill you. Threatened by something? Kill in self-defence. Not sure what it is? Kill it, just in case.

The initial doctor–patient relationship must provide that, and instil a feeling of confidence that the doctor will be able to help and do the right thing, and take away the pain of injury.

They give you a hint and then you notice and make them comfortable by saying it’s what you want.” Eve paused, impressed at her discovery that she could translate social life for me so clearly. “So, when Mom said you didn’t like dramas, that was her way to say she didn’t want to see a drama. And when she asked if you wanted to see a specific movie, that was the one she wanted to see. You were supposed to act excited about whatever movie she asked you about. When you said ‘whatever you want,’ she took that to mean that you didn’t want to see it.”