I didn't think one day something would happen that would bring me back to Wall Street to write … - Michael Lewis

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Most people don't have any association in their minds with what they do and with ethics. They think they somehow moved past the questions of morality or values or ethics, and that's something that I've never imagined to be true.

Michael Lewis

I didn't think one day something would happen that would bring me back to Wall Street to write what is essentially a sequel.

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People don't like uncertainty, and their minds are tools for making sense of the world, even when the world is senseless.

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