# Quote — Ben Aaronovitch, Tales From The Folly

> “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.

- Author: [Ben Aaronovitch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch.md)
- Book: [Tales From The Folly](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/tales-from-the-folly.md)
- Page: 91
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ben_Aaronovitch#Tales_from_the_Folly_(2020)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/tales-from-the-folly/unless-you-believe

## More from this book

> He didn’t have “instincts”, he had thirty years of experience—which was much more reliable.

p. 31 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/tales-from-the-folly/he-didnt-have.md)

> “I’m interested in history,” I said. “Why don’t you tell me what happened.”
>
> “Why would a young man like you be interested in history?”
>
> “So I can avoid repeating it.”

p. 16 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/tales-from-the-folly/im-interested-in-history.md)

> “He was a Parisian,” he said. “You can never be sure what Parisians believe in—beyond Paris of course.”

p. 17 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/tales-from-the-folly/he-was-a-parisian.md)