"...good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling."

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Source : Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Rivers of London”, p.5, Hachette UK

Ben Aaronovitch

#Sports Quotes #Wrestling Quotes #Jumping Quotes

“I have a 20-year-old son, I have a 12-year-old son and I'm so afraid for them,”
“If you have never changed your mind about some fundamental tenet of your belief, if you have never questioned the basics, and if you have no wish to do so, then you are likely ignorant.”
“To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure.”
“We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.”
“The people are urged to be patriotic ... by sacrificing their own children. Patriotism requires allegience to the flag, which means obedience and readiness to kill father, mother, brother, sister.”
“I am fairly average in my expenses as a person in a technical line/CEO of work.”
“Sadness is so ungrateful.”
“I celebrate masculinity when I'm onstage.”

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