“What is easy to read has been difficult to write. The labour of writing and rewriting, correcting and recorrecting, is the due exacted by every good book from its author, even if he knows from the beginning exactly what he wants to say. A limpid style is invariably the result of hard labour, and the easily flowing connection of sentence with sentence and paragraph with paragraph has always been won by the sweat of the brow.”
Quote by G. M. Trevelyan
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G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan was a distinguished British historian, recognized for his scholarly works on the history of England. Born on February 16, 1876, and passing away on July 21, 1962, Trevelyan's writing was celebrated for its lively narrative and his skill in reenacting historical events. more
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