You did the best you could," and she seemed to believe I had. I said, "I've just been going through the motions," using the expression my father had after he'd watched my first tennis lesson. "Sweetie," she said, "that's what a lot of life is.


The Wonder Spot (ed. Penguin, 2006) - ISBN: 9781101191811


You did the best you could, and she seemed to believe I had. I said, I've just been going through the motions, using the expression my father had...

You did the best you could, and she seemed to believe I had. I said, I've just been going through the motions, using the expression my father had...

You did the best you could, and she seemed to believe I had. I said, I've just been going through the motions, using the expression my father had...

You did the best you could, and she seemed to believe I had. I said, I've just been going through the motions, using the expression my father had...