Quote#Self
No matter what he does, one always forgives him. It does not depend…
Quote byElinor Glyn · 1864–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Man and the Moment (1914), ch. 7..
English (original)
No matter what he does, one always forgives him. It does not depend upon looks, either – although this actual person is abominably good-looking – it does not depend upon intelligence or character or – anything – as you say, it is just "it".
— Elinor Glyn
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