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> [“how much a person was defined by geography, and how much by upbringing, education, profession, faith and choice of friends. ‘How much can a person change in a life?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/how-much-a-person-was-defined-by-geography-and-how-much-by-upbringing/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

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## More by James Runcie

> [“All he knew was that sometimes a man had to be grateful for normality, that a story could end less dramatically, and not half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/all-he-knew-was-that-sometimes-a-man-had-to-be-grateful-for-normality/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“He believed that the secret of happiness was to concentrate on things outside oneself. Introspection and self-awareness were the enemies of contentment, and”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/he-believed-that-the-secret-of-happiness-was-to-concentrate-on-things/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [There is only one religion - it is a way a man dies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/there-is-only-one-religion-it-is-a-way-a-man-dies/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“So much of life was about noticing things, he thought. It was about observation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/so-much-of-life-was-about-noticing-things-he-thought-it-was-about/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“I always remember those who gave me the benefit of the doubt. I think I was more shamed by them than those who set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/i-always-remember-those-who-gave-me-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-i-think/)

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> [“Singing is the sound of the soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/singing-is-the-sound-of-the-soul/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“That's the wonder of jazz, Mary," Johnny explained. "There's no right way and there's no order.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/that-s-the-wonder-of-jazz-mary-johnny-explained-there-s-no-right-way/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“I think we’ve lost our awareness of what “wonder” really means: the more we content ourselves with the narrow confines of our existence, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/i-think-we-ve-lost-our-awareness-of-what-wonder-really-means-the-more/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“to photograph promise, and the moment before full beauty. Then you have expectation; drama.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/to-photograph-promise-and-the-moment-before-full-beauty-then-you-have/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“he had taken her for granted or been too preoccupied to see her. He”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/he-had-taken-her-for-granted-or-been-too-preoccupied-to-see-her-he/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [Body is a home, a prison and a grave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/body-is-a-home-a-prison-and-a-grave/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“That’s the ABC of crime investigation, Sidney. Assume nothing. Believe nobody. Check everything. And there’s also D – for dosh. It always finds its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/that-s-the-abc-of-crime-investigation-sidney-assume-nothing-believe/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“to find stillness in the middle of movement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/to-find-stillness-in-the-middle-of-movement/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“Here Sidney sat, with the ham sandwich and flask of tea that Mrs Maguire had prepared, and let thoughts come to him. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/here-sidney-sat-with-the-ham-sandwich-and-flask-of-tea-that-mrs/)

[James Runcie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-runcie/)

> [“We can’t live in a country where there is one law for the rich and another for the poor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-runcie/we-can-t-live-in-a-country-where-there-is-one-law-for-the-rich-and/)

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