Strange, isn't it, ' mused Glokta as he watched him struggle for air. 'Big men, small men, thin men, fat men, clever men, stupid men, they all respond the same to a fist in the guts. One minute you think you're the most powerful man in the world. The next you can't even breathe by yourself. Joe Abercrombie
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“Strange, isn't it” is a common phrase that is used to express surprise at how the outcome of an event has changed. "Big men, small men, thin men, fat men, clever men, stupid men" are all people who are of different sizes and weights yet none of them are capable of defeating the power that is represented by "a fist in the guts." The outcome of this event is surprising to Glokta because no matter the size or weight of the person who has been hit by this punch, they will still respond in exactly the same way. They will be unable to breathe on their own.

Source: Before They Are Hanged

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