Chapter 1 “Culture Plate” (p. 5).
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“So it’s false.”
“What isn’t?”
“Intellectual achievement. The exercise of skill. Human feeling.”
— Iain Banks
What It Means
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“What isn’t?”
“Intellectual achievement. The exercise of skill. Human feeling.”" in the context of "Chapter 1 “Culture Plate” (p. 5)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Iain Banks" (Quotes, Culture series, The Player of Games (1988): All page numbers from the trade paperback edition published by Orbit Books )
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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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