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Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.
Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.
He who would valiant be against all disaster; let him in constancy follow the Master. There's no discouragement shall make him once relent; his first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.
Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown... (more John Buchan quotes)
| John Buchan: The Presbyterian Cavalier by Andrew Lownie | |
| John Buchan and his world (Pictorial Biography) by Janet Adam Smith | |
| John Buchan's the 39 Steps (Cbc Stage Series, 8) by John Buchan |