Quote#Wisdom
"O deary, deary me," moaned the dragon; "this is too awful. I won't…
Quote byKenneth Grahame · 1859–1932
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Reluctant Dragon, The dragon to the Boy..
English (original)
"O deary, deary me," moaned the dragon; "this is too awful. I won't see him, and that's flat. I don't want to know the fellow at all. I'm sure he's not nice. You must tell him to go away at once, please. Say he can write if he likes, but I can't give him an interview. I'm not seeing anybody at present."
— Kenneth Grahame
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