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I assume he was descended from apes like all the rest of us, but clearly in his case it had been a fairly gentle slope.

— Bill Bryson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I assume he was descended from apes like all the rest of us, but clearly in his case it had been a fairly gentle slope." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bill Bryson

About Bill Bryson

William "Bill" McGuire Bryson, OBE (born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects.