“Unless you believe it was a coincidence that Melvin the Ra… - Ben Aaronovitch

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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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Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.

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