Quotation:
"I have been an "Official" all my life, without the least turn for it. I never could attain a true official manner, which is highly artificial and handles trifles with ludicrously disproportionate gravity."
More quotes from: William Allingham
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- "Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day. "


