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> [A diary is an assassin's cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/a-diary-is-an-assassin-s-cloak-which-we-wear-when-we-stab-a-comrade/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

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## More by William Soutar

> [Not a single other creature in all the history of the world has been just as ourselves. Not another will be like us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/not-a-single-other-creature-in-all-the-history-of-the-world-has-been/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

> [My life's purpose is to write poetry - but behind the poetry must be the vision of a fresh revelation for men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/my-life-s-purpose-is-to-write-poetry-but-behind-the-poetry-must-be/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

> [A diary is an assassin's cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/a-diary-is-an-assassin-s-cloak-which-we-wear-when-we-stab-a-comrade/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

> [“I bleed myself to be your drink: Is not the blood of poets—ink?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/i-bleed-myself-to-be-your-drink-is-not-the-blood-of-poets-ink/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

> [Art is for all — and the greatest art proves it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-soutar/art-is-for-all-and-the-greatest-art-proves-it/)

[William Soutar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-soutar/)

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