“People are often so busy living that they never stop to wonder why.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
“I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.”
Source: Murder at the Vicarage
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