People
Pennies don’t fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.
— Margaret Thatcher
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker rejects the image of money arriving effortlessly from above and replaces it with work done on earth. That contrast turns a familiar heavenly promise into a practical demand. The two halves make earning sound like the necessary alternative to simply hoping for money.
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