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Quote by Donald McCaig

“Sometimes those who are easiest to love are hardest to respect. - Ashley Wilkes”

Work

'Rhett Butler's People' is a fictional narrative that expands upon the character of Rhett Butler, originally introduced in 'Gone with the Wind'. The story is set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction era, offering a glimpse into the lives of the characters and the societal changes they experience. The novel delves into themes of love, betrayal, and the human spirit, providing readers with a deeper understanding of Rhett's character and his place in the tumultuous times of the late 19th century. more

Author

Donald McCaig

Donald McCaig is a British novelist born in 1940. His works, primarily historical novels and biographical literature, have won him a wide readership. more

“One day Wallace was fishing in the Irvine when Earl Percy, the governor of Ayr, rode past with a numerous train. Five of them remained behind and asked Wallace for the fish he had taken. He replied that they were welcome to half of them. Not satisfied with this, they seized the basket and prepared to carry it off. Wallace resisted, and one of them drew his sword. Wallace seized the staff of his net and struck his opponent's sword from his hand; this he snatched up and stood on guard, while the other four rushed upon him. Wallace smote the first so terrible a blow that his head was cloven from skull to collar-bone; with the next blow he severed the right arm of another, and then disabled a third. The other two fled, and overtaking the earl, called on him for help; "for," they said, "three of our number who stayed behind with us to take some fish from the Scot who was fishing are killed or disabled." How many were your assailants?" asked the earl. But the man himself," they answered; "a desperate fellow whom we could not withstand." I have a brave company of followers!" the earl said with scorn. "You allow one Scot to overmatch five of you! I shall not return to seek for your adversary; for were I to find him I should respect him too much to do him harm.”

Battle Respect

Author:G. A. HENTY

“We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage.”

Atheism Respect Cultural Literacy

Book:The God Delusion

Source: The God Delusion

“Of all public figures and benefactors of mankind, no one is loved by history more than the literary patron. Napoleon was just a general of forgotten battles compared with the queen who paid for Shakespeare's meals and beer in the tavern. The statesman who in his time freed the slaves, even he has a few enemies in posterity, whereas the literary patron has none. We thank Gaius Maecenas for the nobility of soul we attribute to Virgil; but he isn’t blamed for the selfishness and egocentricity that the poet possessed. The patron creates 'literature through altruism,' something not even the greatest genius can do with a pen.”