Chapter 7 (p. 36)
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The horse, Bernstein, was missing half his tail, because the first cello had just restrung his bow last week.
— Emily St. John Mandel
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The horse, Bernstein, was missing half his tail, because the first cello had just restrung his bow last week." in the context of "Chapter 7 (p. 36)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Emily St. John Mandel" (Quotes, Station Eleven (2014): All page numbers from the hardcover first edition, fourth printing (September 2014) published by Alfred A. Knopf
Won the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award; nominated for the 2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. )
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About Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979) is a Canadian novelist.
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