“Nothing, not love, not greed, not passion or hatred, is stronger than a writer's need to change another writer's copy.”
Quote by Arthur Evans
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Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans was a renowned British archaeologist, best known for his excavations of the Minoan civilization on Crete. He was born on July 8, 1851, and died on July 11, 1941. more
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