Chapter 25 (p. 518)
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Maybe it was immature to lust after revenge, but fuck that; let the fuckers die horribly.
Well, let them die.
She’d compromise that far.
Evil wins when it makes you behave like it, and all that.
— Iain Banks
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Maybe it was immature to lust after revenge, but fuck that; let the fuckers die horribly.
Well, let them die.
She’d compromise that far.
Evil wins when it makes you behave like it, and all that." in the context of "Chapter 25 (p. 518)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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