When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
Margery Allingham (1904-1966) English writer
Death of a Ghost (1934)
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Allingham, Margery
His mistaken belief in his own superiority cut him off from reality as completely as if he were living in a colored glass jar.