Chapter 3 “Infra Dawn” (p. 67)
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Is your own existence so replete with equanimity you find no outlet for worry except on behalf of others?
— Iain Banks
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Iain Banks" (Quotes, Culture series, Look to Windward (2000): All page numbers are from the 2012 trade paperback edition published by Orbit , 10th printing
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About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
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