Rick RiordanPeople are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.
About This Quote
This is a quote from a poem that was written by a man named Robert Byrne. The poem is called "If You Ask Me To". The poem speaks of how most people are very difficult to work with most of the time. This quote portrays how people are more difficult to work with most of the time.
Source: The Battle Of The Labyrinth
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