Quote by Alan Mark Kent Download Open image ““He had the arrogance of twenty thousand Cornishmen who knew the reason why.”” — Alan Mark Kent ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“The country was so vast, of course, that one or a hundred or a thousand men could have very little effect. And how, anyway, could one fault a people bringing schools and churches and all the goods of industry? Still, there was always something about newcomers laying claim that made him uneasy, as though he were being robbed some way,… — Karen Fisher Copy Share
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“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on any subject'.” — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
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