For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself …

Margaret Mahy
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For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things he didn't want, things indeed which nobody in their right mind would want to buy. ✨ Margaret Mahy (2002). The Catalogue of the Universe, p.22, Simon and Schuster
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