John P.

“The chief criticism that I should direct against the old sovereign is that a Seigneur of his rank, head of one of the most ancient and illustrious houses in Europe, should have allowed himself to be led by the nose by that little upstart of a country squire very intelligent for that matter but a pure parvenu like William of Hohenzollern.”
― Marcel Proust, Time Regained [In Search of Lost Time vol. 7]

“Smith answered immediately, writing at midnight on June 22. “We dare not come,” he insisted—three times. “Your Excellency promises protection. Yet, at the same time, you have expressed fears that you could not control”
― Alex Beam, American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church

“whatever reason they give, simply don’t want to be killed, it’s nothing but funk.” And with a more emphatic gesture than when he alluded to others, “And if I don’t rejoin my regiment, it’s for the same reason.”
― Marcel Proust, Time Regained [In Search of Lost Time vol. 7]

“Certainly Brichot’s articles were far from being as remarkable as society people believed them to be. The vulgarity of the man was manifest”
― Marcel Proust, Time Regained [In Search of Lost Time vol. 7]