It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence.

Terry Pratchett
It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just...
It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just...
It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just...
It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just...
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The great Daphne du Maurier once said, "It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence." She was talking about Nanny Ogg's singing ability, but the concept applies to many aspects of our lives. To her, it meant that everyone's personal experience can become a type of invasive presence. It isn't what we do that makes us who we are; it's how we do it.

Source: Lords And Ladies

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