My feelings are those of a schoolboy getting in sight of the holidays. Or more seriously, my feelings are perhaps those of a matador who has decided not to enter the bull ring.
Geoffrey FisherAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Born: May 5, 1887
- Died: September 15, 1972
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