Actually I thought it probably was, but I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason." - Meaning and context.">
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King of the Rats (p. 91)
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“Unless you believe it was a coincidence that Melvin the Rat turned up at a party we were hosting.”
Actually I thought it probably was, but I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason.

— Ben Aaronovitch

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "“Unless you believe it was a coincidence that Melvin the Rat turned up at a party we were hosting.”
Actually I thought it probably was, but I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason." in the context of "King of the Rats (p. 91)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ben Aaronovitch

About Ben Aaronovitch

Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.