• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    4 months ago

    Mr Nucci said his personal favourite deity was Hermes, the god of thieves.

    “He is also the god of literature. It is clear: everything fits,” he joked.

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      4 months ago

      Can you think of a greater honor for an author than “your book is so good that a guy stopped burglarizing a home just to read it?”

    • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Also:

      He is said to have told police he had climbed the building to visit a person he knew.

      “I thought I had ended up in a B&B, saw the book and started to read it.”

      Im not sure whether this guy really is a burglar or a troll.