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Publishers are humane men, and rarely commit crimes. Authors,…
Quote byRobert Barr · 1849–1912
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Adventure of the Second Swag" from The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906).
English (original)
Publishers are humane men, and rarely commit crimes. Authors, however, are a hardened set, who usually perpertrate a felony every time they issue a book.
— Robert Barr
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