Scarweather Quotes

“Eccentricity of behaviour is to be looked for when the intellect is lively and original, and above all when it is explosive and creative. Eccentricity, indeed, is invariably present in men of real distinction, and invariably absent in the mere money-grubber.”
― Anthony Rolls, Scarweather

“An independent youth [Tuffle], he did not belong to the Reisby faction or the Goy faction but held himself superior to both. By these perpetual and emphatic disagreements he obtained a reputation for true knowledge and originality”
― Anthony Rolls, Scarweather

“Goy, sir, is one of those amiable though obstructive blockheads who believe in the sanctity of the written label....The moment he sticks his finicky label upon a thing, the nature of that thing is determined for all eternity.”
― Anthony Rolls, Scarweather

“Nothing is more likely to win the affection of a learned man than the agreement upon a solemn trifle.”
― Anthony Rolls, Scarweather

“Youth is not the time for reflection, it is the time for heedless enjoyment.”
― Anthony Rolls, Scarweather