“I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much – in just standing and staring.”
James Herriot (1916–1995) veterinary surgeon and writer
“That quotation about not having time to stand and stare has never applied to me. I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much - in just standing and staring and I was at it again this morning.”
Source: It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
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