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In the world where people with money overlap with restaurants and try to work out how to make more money, one of the things they talk about is the desire to find 'the new pizza.' This means a new mass-market product that can be made quickly and eaten both on the premises and as a takeaway.
— John Lanchester
Tags: world, people, money, work

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I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it.
— John Lanchester
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At the risk of being old-fartish, I like old-school wines that taste the way the winemaker intended, as opposed to organic and untreated ones with more bottle variation. If I want to take a risk, I'll go bungee-jumping.
— John Lanchester
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In sport, the money goes to the talent; it goes directly to the worker - unlike a bank, which sits in the middle of transactions and whose income bears no relation to any of the services it provides.
— John Lanchester
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My standard Nando's order is a chicken breast burger served 'medium,' which is still fairly spicy.
— John Lanchester
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I have sane friends, solvent friends, foodie friends, and friends who can take time off in the week, but I don't know one single person who ticks all those boxes.
— John Lanchester
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