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I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.
A. A. Milne
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"I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain."
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I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain. — A. A. Milne

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A. A. Milne was a Author from United Kingdom (1882–1956).

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Who said "I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once…"?
This quote is attributed to A. A. Milne, a Author from United Kingdom.
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A. A. Milne lived from 1882 – 1956.