'In my business,' she said, 'I don't think one has to retir… - Margaret Drabble

'In my business,' she said, 'I don't think one has to retire. One gets wiser and wiser all the time. Until one dies. Dies into full knowledge.'

Margaret Drabble

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Dame Margaret Drabble DBE (born 5 June 1939) is an English novelist, biographer and literary critic.

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'In my business,' she said, 'I don't think one has to retire. One gets wiser and wiser all the time. Until one dies. Dies into full knowledge.' - Margaret Drabble

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