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I can see that you spoke in ignorance, and I bitterly regret that I should have been so petty as to take offence where none was intended.

T.H. White

I can see that you spoke in ignorance, and I bitterly regret that I should have been so petty as to take offence where none was intended.

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About T.H. White

Terence Hanbury "Tim" White (29 May 1906 – 17 January 1964) was an English writer. He is best known for his Arthurian novels, which were published together in 1958 as The Once and Future King. One of his most memorable is the first of the series, The Sword in the Stone, which was published as a stand-alone book in 1938.