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Does anyone know who said this?

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WriterFox

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:33 am

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"A paragraph should be like a lady's skirt: long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep it interesting," When I do a search, I only find "anonymous' as the answer.

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:42 am

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Most sites list it as an English proverb.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs

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POEATREEMAN

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:58 pm

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WriterFox wrote:

"A paragraph should be like a lady's skirt: long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep it interesting," When I do a search, I only find "anonymous' as the answer.

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ChezSpa

Post subject: Re: Does anyone know who said this?

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:19 am

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Teehee - I love the cheekiness of this one, its brilliant for its time!

Thanks for this.

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Skylucy

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:39 am

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I love EDGAR ALLAN PRIETO quotes
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