Ben Aaronovitch Quotes

As a typical Londoner, Gurcan had a high tolerance for random thoughtlessness; after all, if you live in the big city there's no point complaining that it's a big city, but even that tolerance has its limit and the name of that limit is 'taking the piss'.

Ben Aaronovitch

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  Ben Aaronovitch
  • Name
  • Tolerance
  • Thoughtlessness