Chapter 13 (p. 328)
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People will generally make whatever compromises with the world they think necessary still to convince themselves that they are the most important thing in it.
— Iain Banks
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "People will generally make whatever compromises with the world they think necessary still to convince themselves that they are the most important thing in it." in the context of "Chapter 13 (p. 328)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Iain Banks" (Quotes, Non-Culture Novels, Transition (2009): All page numbers are from the hardcover U.S. first edition, published by Orbit, , in September 2009, first 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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