... He had always rather liked emergencies. Other people's at any rate. They put your own problems into perspective. It was like being on a ferry. You didn't have to think about what you had to do or where you had to go for the next few hours. It was all laid out for you.
Mark HaddonAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: english
- Born: September 26, 1962
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