Compromise

Subject:  Compromise
Quote:  “I’ve a theory that one can always get anything one wants if one will pay the price.  And do you know what the price is, nine times out of ten?  Compromise.  A beastly thing, compromise, but it steals upon you as you near middle age.  It’s stealing upon me now.  To get the woman I want I’d—I’d even take up regular work.”
Character:  Anthony Cade
Chapter/Story: 22—The Red Signal
Book Title/Copyright:  The Secret of Chimneys, 1925