Tell me, suit, don't you wonder if it's all worth it?' "If … - Iain Banks

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Tell me, suit, don't you wonder if it's all worth it?'
"If what's all worth what?" it says, and I can hear that condescending tone in its voice again.
"You know; living. Is it worth all the... bother?"
"No."
"No?"
"No, I don't ever wonder about it."
"Why not?" I'm keeping my questions short as we walk, conserving energy and breath.
"I don't need to wonder about that. It's not important."
"Not important?"
"It's an irrelevant question. We live; that's enough."

Iain Banks

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About Iain Banks

Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.

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Pen Names: Iain M. Banks

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