I liked being half-educated; you were so much more surprise… - Gerald Durrell

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I liked being half-educated; you were so much more surprised at everything when you were ignorant.

Gerald Durrell
The Corfu Trilogy

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Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was a naturalist, zookeeper, author, and television presenter, most famous for founding what is now called the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey and for writing a number of books based on his animal-collecting and conservation expeditions. He was the brother of Lawrence Durrell.

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