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“One moment,’ said Amy, ‘I was about to be eaten by that creature. The next I was sitting in the kitchen, talking to Mrs Browning, and listening to The Archers. How did you do that?’ ‘I’m very clever,’ said the Doctor. It was a good line, and he was determined to use it as much as possible.” quote by Neil Gaiman
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““One moment,’ said Amy, ‘I was about to be eaten by that creature. The next I was sitting in the kitchen, talking to Mrs Browning, and listening to The Archers. How did you do that?’ ‘I’m very clever,’ said the Doctor. It was a good line, and he was determined to use it as much as possible.””

Neil Gaiman

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

A clever doctor uses a trick to escape danger, highlighting ingenuity.

In simple terms: Cleverness can turn peril into safety.

Key Takeaway

Value quick thinking.

Themes

fiction humor survival

Mood

playful witty

Type

literary entertaining

When to use this quote

  • adventure games
  • improv theater
  • emergency response training

Key Concepts

improvisation psychology narrative technique

Questions to Reflect On

  • When have you used ingenuity to solve a problem?
  • What limits clever solutions?
A Different Perspective

Tricks may fail under scrutiny.

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