Robert Graves Quote

Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill.


Ch. 3: "Where Is Good English to Be Found?" - The Reader Over Your Shoulder (1943)


Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill.

Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill.

Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill.

Faults in English prose derive not so much from lack of knowledge, intelligence or art as from lack of thought, patience or goodwill.