One of them says, 'Why did they do it?' And the other answers, 'Because they could.' That is the only answer there ever is.

Naomi Alderman
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I can see that there is no other answer. It's like, you say 'How come?' And the other guy says 'Because they could.' Then you ask 'Why couldn't they do otherwise?', and he says, 'Because they could.' That is the only answer there ever is.

Source: The Power

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