Quote by Nina Bawden
Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life

Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth. – Nina Bawden

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