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Kenneth Grahame, a British film writer, was born on March 8, 1859, and passed away on July 6, 1932. He is renowned for his unique insights and contributions to the art of film.

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“An errant May-fly swerved unsteadily athwart the current in the intoxicated fashion affected by young bloods of May-flies seeing life. A swirl of water and a 'cloop!' and the May-fly was visible no more”

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Book:The Life and Works of Kenneth Grahame: A Biography and Collection of Grahame’s Work

Source: The Life and Works of Kenneth Grahame: A Biography and Collection of Grahame’s Work

“The river , corrected the Rat, It's my world...What it hasn't got is not worth having.”

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Author:Kenneth Grahame

“There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

“There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not.”

Source: My Dearest Mouse: 'The Wind in the Willows' Letters