That is almost the definition of any friendship that is wor… - Edmund Clerihew Bentley

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That is almost the definition of any friendship that is worthwhile — that we don't care a damn how you behave yourself.

Edmund Clerihew Bentley

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Edmund Clerihew Bentley (July 10, 1875 – March 30, 1956) was a popular English novelist and humorist of the early 20th century, and the inventor of the clerihew, an irregular form of humorous verse on biographical topics.

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Pen Names: E.(Edmund) Clerihew

Alternative Names: E. C. Bentley

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That is almost the definition of any friendship that is worthwhile — that we don't care a damn how you behave yourself. - Edmund Clerihew Bentley

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