I disliked him on sight, and as a rule I was prepared to like Mexicans. He was too studiedly humble, which is colossal arrogance of a kind. But I wouldn't place my life in the hands of a lawyer I liked.
- Loren D. Estleman, Burning Midnight, p.146
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I disliked him on sight, and as a rule I was prepared to like Mexicans. He was too studiedly humble, which is colossal arrogance of a kind. But I wouldn't place my life in the hands of a lawyer I liked.
- Loren D. Estleman, Burning Midnight, p.146
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