“Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.”

— Brian Jacques, Redwall

Source: Redwall

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British fiction writer known for Redwall animal fantasy nov… 1939–2011

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