Quote#Books & Reading
The smaller class of the two consists of the books written by people…
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)
The smaller class of the two consists of the books written by people who had something to say. They had in life learned something, or seen something, or done something, which they really wanted and needed to tell to other people. They told it.
— Edward Everett Hale
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