Who said, ‘One swallow does not make a summer’? Answer: Aristotle in 340 BCE. Everyone loves a good quote, and as I read Deep Thought by Gary Cox, reviewed below, I thought about my much-missed friend and colleague Bill Gent, a lifelong collector of wise words and interesting quotes, some
of which were collated in a book reviewed in these pages in 2018. Bill was intensely curious and always interested in people, and never stopped asking questions. I have also included a recently published book for use
with students, urging them to ‘think for yourself’ and ‘question everything’ – never more vital than at this time of uncertainty and fake news.
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