"It's always worrying to see a journalist take a sudden interest in what you're saying, especially when you half suspect it was a load of pigeon guano."

Humor, Journalism, Truth, Wisdom

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"It's always worrying to see a journalist take a sudden interest in what you're saying, especially when you half suspect it was a load of pigeon guano."

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Humor

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Humor

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Wisdom

"Time travel was only a kind of magic, after all. That's why it always went wrong."

Fantasy

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Philosophy

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Humor

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