The Complete Richard Hannay Quotes

“But the big courage is the cold-blooded kind, the kind that never lets go even when you're feeling empty inside, and your blood's thin, and there's no kind of fun or profit to be had, and the trouble's not over in an hour or two but lasts for months and years.”
― John Buchan, John Buchan Trilogy: Mr Standfast, The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle

“Most people are a little scared at new things ... You want a bigger heart to face danger which you go out to look for, and which doesn't come to you in the ordinary way of business. Still, that's pretty much the same thing—good nerves and good health, and a natural liking for rows.”
― John Buchan, John Buchan Trilogy: Mr Standfast, The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle