‘Never to whine; to accept what came; to wait for better; to take what you could; to let no one, not even yourself, know how near to giving in you were: these were his principles by which he lived […]’

(The Changeling, by Robin Jenkins)

One question.

Why do so many trains stop at Garscadden? I don’t mean stop. I mean finish. I mean terminate. Why do so many trains terminate at Garscadden?

(‘Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains’, by A. L. Kennedy)