“Your Englishman, confronted by something abnormal will always pretend that it isn't there. If, however, you force him to look into it, he'll at once pretend that he sees the object not for what it is but for something that he would like it to be.”
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James Agate
James Agate, a British writer, critic, and editor, was born on September 9, 1877, and died on June 6, 1947. His works covered a range of fields including literary criticism, dramatic criticism, and travel literature. more
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