On the other hand it could have been worse. And arguably on… - Iain Banks

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On the other hand it could have been worse. And arguably one way of making it worse would be to admit just how badly things had actually gone.

Iain Banks

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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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Alternative Names: Iain M. Banks • Iain Menzies Banks

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On the other hand it could have been worse. And arguably one way of making it worse would be to admit just how badly things had actually gone. - Iain Banks

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