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Alan Patrick Herbert
British
Novelist
About the author
The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
Alan Patrick Herbert,
British
Novelist
#People
#Years
#Spirit
#Sheep
#Living
#Word
The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time.
Alan Patrick Herbert,
British
Novelist
#Matrimony
Let's find out what everyone is doing, And then stop everyone from doing it.
Alan Patrick Herbert,
British
Novelist
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
Alan Patrick Herbert,
British
Novelist
#Earth
#Talking
A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
Alan Patrick Herbert,
British
Novelist