His age was indeterminate. But in cynicism and general world weariness, which is a sort of carbon dating of… — Terry Pratchett
His age was indeterminate. But in cynicism and general world weariness, which is a sort of carbon dating of the personality, he was about seven thousand years old. (p. 55)
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