Alan Judd Quotes

Alan Judd is a pseudonym used by Alan Edwin Petty. Born in 1946, he is a former soldier and diplomat who now works as a security analyst and writer in the United Kingdom. He writes both books and articles, regularly contributing to a number of publications, including the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and The Oldie. His books include both fiction and non-fiction titles, with his novels often drawing on his military background. Wikipedia

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“Too much philosophy makes men mad.”

Alan Judd

Page 21.
The Noonday Devil (1987)

“He turned then to Job, again using the King James's version. The translation from the Hebrew was narrower than the Greek but seemed more essential. It was the simple strong prose of men who believed and who were unafraid to name things.”

Alan Judd

Page 197.
The Noonday Devil (1987)

“In Robert's experience there were two kinds of classicists, the mad and the disconcertingly sane.”

Alan Judd

Page 48.
The Noonday Devil (1987)

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