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"There are moments when one is more ashamed of what is called culture than any one can ever be of ignorance."
E. V. LucasOne must expect inconsistency. Every moment conditions are different, — E. V. Lucas
"One must expect inconsistency. Every moment conditions are different, and therefore we are; every moment we are older, and there is less of life to live, and the thought can lead to odd impulses."
One must expect inconsistency. Every moment conditions are different, and therefore we are; every moment we are older, a
E. V. Lucas
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Edward Verrall Lucas, was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor.
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Edward Verrall Lucas, was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor.
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"People in hotels strike no roots. The French phrase for chronic hotel guests even says so: they are called dwellers sur la branche."
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"What can become of book-hunting...if everything is reprinted in uniform binding for a shilling or sixpence?"
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"The time for second-hand book-shops...is after ones work, not during ones work."
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"The art of life...is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candour. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception."
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"In England it is a very dangerous handicap to have a sense of humour; and Whistlers levity had always stood in his way."
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