Andrew Paterson

About Andrew Paterson

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“The noblest study of mankind is man, but the most fascinating study of womankind is another woman's wardrobe.”
— (1900), Ch. 8
“With Mr Smythers to think was to act. He was not a man who believed in allowing grass to grow under his feet. His motto was "Up and be doing—somebody."”
— "Done for the Double", in (1917)
“He lived in comfort, not to say luxury. He had champagne for breakfast every morning, and his wife always slept with a pair of diamond ear-rings worth a small fortune in her ears. It is things like these that show true gentility.”
— "Done for the Double", in (1917)
“The truth is that he is a dangerous monomaniac, and his one idea is to ruin the man who owns him. With this object in view he will display a talent for getting into trouble and a genius for dying that are almost incredible.”
— "The Sheep", in (1917)
“All men are born free and equal; and each man is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of horse racing.”
— "Australian Declaration of Independence", Racehorses and Racing, Ch. 1, epigraph. Reprinted in Song of the Pen, ed. R. Campbell and P. Harvie (1972), p. 275
“I saw bank booms ... land booms, silver booms, booms, and they all had one thing in common—they always burst.”
— Quoted in Clement Semmler, The Banjo of the Bush (1975)

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