Paul Burrell famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.
I, myself, was always recognized . . . as the â€œslow oneâ€ in the family. It was quite true, and I knew it and accepted it. Writing and spelling were always terribly difficult for me. My letters were without originality. I was . . . an extraordinarily bad speller and have remained so until this day.
Letters form a by-path of literature, a charming, but occasional, retreat for people of cultivated leisure.
There was no escape from the letter-writer who, a hundred or a hundred and twenty-five years ago, captured a coveted correspondent. It would have been as easy to shake off an octopus or a boa-constrictor.
My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to work independently.
in the midst of war and crisis nothing is as clear or as certain as it appears in hindsight
In hindsight everything is much clearer.
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts.

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