Quote by Neil Gaiman
It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particularly long to learn that for yourself. There is a theory that, in the whole world, there are only five hundred real people (the cast, as it were; all the rest of the people in the world, the theory suggests, are extras) and what is more, they all know each other. And it's true, or true as far as it goes. In reality the world is made of thousands upon thousands of groups of about five hundred people, all of whom will spend their lives bumping into each other, trying to avoid each other, and discovering each other in the same unlikely teashop in Vancouver. There is an unavoidability to this process. It's not even coincidence. It's just the way the world works, with no regard for individuals or for propriety.
Summary
The quote suggests that the world is composed of interconnected social circles, with a limited number of genuine individuals who are known to each other. While the rest of the population is considered insignificant or extras in this theory. It further explains that these groups of approximately 500 people constantly cross paths throughout their lives, sometimes trying to avoid each other, yet inevitably encountering one another in unexpected situations. The quote reflects the idea that these encounters are not mere coincidences but rather a fundamental characteristic of how the world operates, disregarding individual desires or social conventions.
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Life
By Neil Gaiman
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