I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical. (Peter Ackroyd)

I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical.

Peter Ackroyd

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