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This book, from a friend 35 years ago, recently surfaced. I kept it in the desk in every office throughout my state employment. Today: When nothing is sure, everything is possible (Margaret Drabble).

13/10/26, 3:13 pm0 reposts0 likes

Nancy

@ethersmith.bsky.social

Margaret Drabble, 35 years later (10/09/2026, The Independent): We’re ricocheting along these paths of self-destruction, knowing too well what we’re doing. I sometimes feel a bit Jonathan Swift about it. I wouldn’t be surprised if we blew ourselves up, and you know what, we’d deserve it.