With a rich history like that there was nothing to be done except flatten it and replace it with a shopping… — Ben Aaronovitch
With a rich history like that there was nothing to be done except flatten it and replace it with a shopping arcade designed in the who-the-fuck-cares school of retail architecture. The result was a two-story warehouse with a flat roof designed to maximise floor space and nothing else.
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He didn’t have “instincts”, he had thirty years of experience—which was much more reliable.
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“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.”
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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.
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