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“The cranks are always with us,” Qwilleran said, “hiding behind trees, peeking around corners, going about in disguise, and plotting their selfish… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
Cranks live by theory, not by pure desire. They want votes, peace, nuts, liberty, and spinning-looms not because they love these things,… — Rose Macaulay Copy Share Image
“A DEPUTATION It consists of two men and three women. Superior people would call them Cranks. But Cranks have been of some… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
Old cranks have practiced all their lives, just as old saints have likewise practiced all their lives. They just practiced different life… — John Powell Copy Share Image
More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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