“There never could be a man so brave that he would not sometime, or in the end, turn part or all coward; or so wise that he was not, from beginning to end, part ass if you knew where to look; or so good that nothing at all about him was despicable.” IfsMenLooksEndsTurnsWiseBraveAssCowardBe A ManDespicable Book:Guard of Honor Source: Guard of Honor
“The innocent supposition, entertained by most people, that even if they are not brilliant, they are not dumb, is correct only in a very relative sense.” PeopleIfsBrilliantInnocentDumbRelativeSupposition Book:Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader Source: Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader