When I am dead,
I hope it may be said:
‘His sins were scarlet,
But his books were read’.
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Franco-British writer, historian [Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc]
“On His Books” (1923)
Added on 25-Jul-11 | Last updated 3-Jun-14
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