Shot Jesse James

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    But the dirty little coward that shot Mister Howard,
    He laid poor Jesse in his grave.
    —Unknown. Jesse James (l. Chorus)

    What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men—each one of whom is a valuable, unique experiment on the part of nature—are shot down wholesale.
    Hermann Hesse (1877–1962)

    They can kill us, but they can’t eat us. That’s against the law!
    Gil Doud, U.S. screenwriter, and Jesse Hibbs. Brandon (Charles Drake)

    The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
    —Henry James (1843–1916)