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title: "2 Robin Waterfield Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Robin Waterfield

(1952)   Writer

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Robin Waterfield is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Robin Waterfield

Born January 1, 1952

Profession Writer

## About Robin Waterfield

British classical scholar, writer of children's fiction (born 1952)... \| Robin Anthony Herschel Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, editor, and writer of children's fiction.

##  Quotes by Robin Waterfield

> [“If I am in love, many things about the world, not just the immediate object of my love, seem lovable. To say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-waterfield/if-i-am-in-love-many-things-about-the-world-not-just-the-immediate/)

Robin Waterfield

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> [“Reading Plato should be easy; understanding Plato can be difficult.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-waterfield/reading-plato-should-be-easy-understanding-plato-can-be-difficult/)

Robin Waterfield

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