Insights such as this: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
It is insights such as this that give The Unbearable Lightness of Being its significance.
It provides unexpected insights, such as the idea that many of the warlords were fellow students at the University of Kabul.
Known for insights such as: "I don't think there's rain forecast, I haven't checked the forecast" Channel Ten's Maher makes James Brayshaw look like a philosopher king.
Acorah's "divine talent" leads to insights such as the following, about a cat called Ninja: "My first impression is that he wants to be the boss.
Marling regularly opens up on Twitter, sharing insights such as: "I feel badly 4 ppl who have never had their hearts broken or been fired or had an epic fail – they don't know what they are missing".
The plot, involving a high-end prostitution ring and multiple murders, is incoherent, and the insights, such as they are ("Sadness: it's everywhere"), fail to give resonance to the mounting horror.
Beyond that, there were lots of other valuable insights, such as the tendency for profits to decline in the long run, and the tendency for democratic systems to get hijacked by business interests.
Set to launch for consumers before Christmas for around £200, the system incorporates egg-shaped sensors that monitor activity in different rooms, as well as devices to track electricity consumption, revealing insights such as whether the kettle has been turned on, or if the fridge is open.
The book has been so thoroughly absorbed into critical history that people quote her insights – such as the contrasting imagery of mirrors and windows connected with inward-looking Hetty and outward-looking Dinah in Adam Bede – as received tradition without even knowing their source.
