Source: RICHARD HANNAY Complete Collection – 7 Mystery & Espionage Books in One Volume (Unabridged): The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages, The Island of Sheep, The Courts of the Morning & The Green Wildebeest
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Famous John Buchan Quotes
Source: The Power-House
“Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.”
Source: SIR EDWARD LEITHEN Complete Collection – 6 Titles in One Premium Edition (Mystery & Thriller Series): The Power-House, John Macnab, The Dancing Floor, The Gap in the Curtain, Sick Heart River & Sing a Song of Sixpence
“We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.”
“He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.”
Source: MYSTERY & ESPIONAGE Ultimate Collection – Complete Richard Hannay, Dickson McCunn & Sir Edward Leithen Series in One Premium Edition: The Greatest Tales of Mystery, Espionage & Nail-Biting Suspense: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, The Three Hostages, Huntingtower, The Power-House, The Gap in the Curtain and many more
Source: JOHN BUCHAN Ultimate Collection: Spy Classics, Thrillers, Adventure Novels & Short Stories, Including Historical Works and Essays (Illustrated): Scottish Poems, World War I Books & Mystery Novels like Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Huntingtower, No Man’s Land, Prester John and many more
“It struck me that Albania was the sort of place that might keep a man from yawning.”
Source: JOHN BUCHAN Ultimate Collection: Spy Classics, Thrillers, Adventure Novels & Short Stories, Including Historical Works and Essays (Illustrated): Scottish Poems, World War I Books & Mystery Novels like Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Huntingtower, No Man’s Land, Prester John and many more
“I believe everything out of the common. The only thing to distrust is the normal.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Buchan (Illustrated)
“Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.”
Source: RICHARD HANNAY Complete Collection – 7 Mystery & Espionage Books in One Volume (Unabridged): The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages, The Island of Sheep, The Courts of the Morning & The Green Wildebeest
“An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.”
“Without humility there can be no humanity.”
Source: The Island of Sheep
Source: The Complete Works of John Buchan (Unabridged): Thriller Classics, Spy Novels, Supernatural Tales, Short Stories, Poetry, Historical Works, The Great War Writings, Essays, Biographies & Memoirs – All in One Volume
“There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness.”
Source: RICHARD HANNAY Complete Collection – 7 Mystery & Espionage Books in One Volume (Unabridged): The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages, The Island of Sheep, The Courts of the Morning & The Green Wildebeest
Source: JOHN BUCHAN Ultimate Collection: Spy Classics, Thrillers, Adventure Novels & Short Stories, Including Historical Works and Essays (Illustrated): Scottish Poems, World War I Books & Mystery Novels like Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Huntingtower, No Man’s Land, Prester John and many more
“A fool tries to look different: a clever man looks the same and is different.”
Source: THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS & Other Adventure Stories (7 Action-Packed Titles in One Volume): Gripping Tales of Dangerous Exploits, Mysteries & Espionage Intrigue: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Midwinter, Prester John, A Prince of the Captivity, Salute to Adventurers, The Path of the King...
Source: Great Britain: The Nations of To-day : a New History of the World
“That is the supreme value of history. The study of it is the best guarantee against repeating it.”
Source: THE THREE HOSTAGES (Mystery & Adventure Classic): An International Children’s Kidnapping Racket With A Race against Time (Including Memoirs & Biography of the Author)
“To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.”
“The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.”
Source: The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies