“A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.”

—  Saki

&quot; Clovis on the Alleged Romance of Business http://books.google.com/books?id=aU_sxUxGtE0C&amp;q=%22A+little+inaccuracy+sometimes+saves+tons+of+explanation%22&amp;pg=PA560#v=onepage&quot; <br class="br">The Square Egg (1924)

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