“No doubt you would deeply regret any error you might make in the hurry of the moment; but you wouldn't regret it half as much as I should!”

— Kenneth Grahame, book The Reluctant Dragon

The dragon to St. George on plans to stage their combat.
Dream Days (1898), The Reluctant Dragon
Context: No doubt you would deeply regret any error you might make in the hurry of the moment; but you wouldn't regret it half as much as I should! However, I suppose we've got to trust somebody, as we go through life, and your plan seems, on the whole, as good a one as any.

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British novelist 1859–1932

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