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Quotes from The Reader Over Your Shoulder — Robert Graves

1895–1985 England

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

The Reader Over Your Shoulder (1943)

The chief trouble with the official style is that it spreads far beyond the formal contexts to which it is suited. Most civil servants, having learned to write in this way, cannot throw off the habit.

The Reader Over Your Shoulder (1943)

Where is good English to be found? Not among those who might be expected to write well professionally.

The Reader Over Your Shoulder (1943)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Graves (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.