Chapter 1, “Body and Soul” (p. 19)
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Why would someone use magic to kill a jazz musician in the middle of his set? I mean, I have my problems with the New Thing and the rest of the atonal modernists but I wouldn’t kill someone for playing it–at least not if I wasn’t trapped in the same room.
— Ben Aaronovitch
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Aaronovitch" (Quotes, Moon Over Soho (2011): All page numbers are from the American mass market first edition, , 3rd printing )
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About Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.
About Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.
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