Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader—to look out for himself; and he did it with that born-leader's confidence and intensity that draws along the ordinary uncertain man, who soon confuses his own interest and his own safety with that of the leader.


Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader (ed. Harvest Books, 1978)

James Gould Cozzens Quotes

Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader—to look out for himself;...

Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader—to look out for himself;...

Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader—to look out for himself;...

Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader—to look out for himself;...