"In the present, every day is a miracle."
"Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader--to look out for himself; and he did it with that born-leader's confidence and intensity that draws along the ordinary uncertain man, who soon confuses his own interest and his own safety with that of the leader."
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Source: James Gould Cozzens (1978). “Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader”, Harvest Books
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