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Laura looked up at the shelf of her novels, with Adrian Coates's name on their backs. She had been lucky, she thought, to fail into the hands of so agreeable and helpful a publisher. ...
So in time her first story went to Adrian, who recognising in it a touch of good badness almost amounting to genius, gave her a contract for two more.
— Angela Thirkell
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So in time her first story went to Adrian, who recognising in it a touch of good badness almost amounting to genius, gave her a contract for two more." in the context of "Chapter 2. 1st part of quote 2nd part of quote" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Angela Thirkell" (Quotes, High Rising (1933))
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About Angela Thirkell
Angela Margaret Thirkell (nÊe Mackail, 30 January 1890 â 29 January 1961) was an English novelist. She also wrote a brief memoir, Three Houses (1931), of her childhood.
About Angela Thirkell
Angela Margaret Thirkell (nÊe Mackail, 30 January 1890 â 29 January 1961) was an English novelist. She also wrote a brief memoir, Three Houses (1931), of her childhood.
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