I have given you rather more of my time than I had intended. The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world.
 Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World (1912). copy citation

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Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Source The Lost World
Topic time sharing
Date 1912
Language English
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“It will be a comfort to me to know that I have one ally in the hall, however inefficient and ignorant of the subject he may be. I fancy there will be a large audience, for Waldron, though an absolute charlatan, has a considerable popular following. Now, Mr. Malone, I have given you rather more of my time than I had intended. The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world. I shall be pleased to see you at the lecture to-night. In the meantime, you will understand that no public use is to be made of any of the material that I have given you."
"But Mr. McArdle—my news editor, you know—will want to know what I have done."” source

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