"Farewell, my faithful friends", The Times (1 January 1990, from a 9 May 2007 reprint)
• Levin was retiring his manual typewriter for a computer and a long cherished wristwatch.
• Levin was retiring his manual typewriter for a computer and a long cherished wristwatch.
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I became a journalist by accident, and stayed one. Just as well; I have no other talent whatever, even in the most modest and rudimentary form. I can't paint or compose or write novels; I couldn't be a businessman or financier; I would be impossible as a teacher and a disaster as an actor.
— Bernard Levin
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I became a journalist by accident, and stayed one. Just as well; I have no other talent whatever, even in the most modest and rudimentary form. I can't paint or compose or write novels; I couldn't be a businessman or financier; I would be impossible as a teacher and a disaster as an actor." in the context of ""Farewell, my faithful friends", The Times (1 January 1990, from a 9 May 2007 reprint)
• Levin was retiring his manual typewriter for a computer and a long cherished wristwatch." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bernard Levin
Bernard Levin (19 August 1928 – 7 August 2004) was an English journalist, author and broadcaster. He was best known for his columns about political and social issues which appeared in The Times.
About Bernard Levin
Bernard Levin (19 August 1928 – 7 August 2004) was an English journalist, author and broadcaster. He was best known for his columns about political and social issues which appeared in The Times.
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