Chapter 11 “Absence of Gravitas” (p. 231)
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“Oh. I didn’t realise.”
“Then you’re simply ignorant rather than malevolent. Congratulations.”
— Iain Banks
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“Then you’re simply ignorant rather than malevolent. Congratulations.”" in the context of "Chapter 11 “Absence of Gravitas” (p. 231)" 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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