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The Quotable Murr strikes again

06.14.2011 by David Murray // 4 Comments

In correspondence to a book author last week, I thanked him for writing such a fine book.

"The marketing copy will write itself," I said, adding parenthetically, "(But I'll have to do the typing.)"

Categories // The Quotable Murr

Comments

  1. Paul Engleman says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:56 am

    Never ever refer to yourself in third person. It’s soooo Nixonian.
    And you can quote me (him) on that!

    Reply
  2. David Murray says

    June 15, 2011 at 9:51 am

    I’m not quoting myself, I’m quoting The Quotable Murr.

    Reply
  3. Leon Malott says

    December 13, 2011 at 3:04 am

    Leon Malott

    Great, thanks for sharing this blog article. Awesome.

    Reply
  4. Fabiola Hertz says

    December 27, 2011 at 2:54 am

    Fabiola Hertz

    Very good post.Really looking forward to read more. Fantastic.

    Reply

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