Sefton Delmer Born : May 24, 1904 Died : September 4, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Sefton Delmer Accuracy first,” I used to tell the writers. “We must never lie by accident, or through slovenliness, only deliberately! Sefton Delmer used lying firsts Reeducation needs careful tending, like an English lawn. Even one moment of negligence, and the weeds crop up again ~ those indestructible weeds of historical truth. Sefton Delmer weed historical needs I gazed into the mirror... There, staring at me, was the pallid, flabby-mouthed face of a crook Sefton Delmer crooks mirrors faces