Quote#Books & Reading
It is the part which contains all that is worth reading
Quote byEdward Everett Hale · 1822–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: How To Do It (1871), Ch. IV : How To Write.
English (original)
It is the part which contains all that is worth reading.
— Edward Everett Hale
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