Quote#Wisdom
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—
Quote byGelett Burgess · 1866–1951
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Confession (1897), Poem Confession: and a Portrait Too, Upon a Background that I Rue (1897).
English (original)
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"— I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you Anyhow I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
— Gelett Burgess
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