"Thin-skinned" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the prisoner, might be construed into a species of bargain and sale; and his Excellency could not condone a crime merely because the culprit had relinquished a fortune to his relative. Braying an ordinary fool in a mortar is an unpromising job; but an extraordinary official leatherhead, PLUS thin-skinned conscience, and religious scruples, requires the upper and nether mill stone. You know, Churchill, it is tough work ...
— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson
... with Lord Chiltern the whole thing might be arranged. If he were not shot he might carry on his suit with Miss Effingham unfettered by any impediment on that side. And if he were shot, what matter was that to any one but himself? Why should the world be so thin-skinned,—so foolishly chary ...
— Phineas Finn - The Irish Member • Anthony Trollope
... insult me," murmured Jack, never turning to look at his chum. "Don't be so thin-skinned, Wal. I'm having ...
— The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay - The Secret of the Red Oar • Margaret Penrose
... pain which the man of sensitive nature suffers. The extent to which Cooper was affected by hostile criticism is something remarkable, even in the irritable race of authors. He manifested under it the irascibility of a man not simply thin-skinned, but of one whose skin was raw. Meekness was never a distinguishing characteristic of his nature; and attack invariably stung him into defiance or counter-attack. Unfriendly insinuations contained in obscure ...
— James Fenimore Cooper - American Men of Letters • Thomas R. Lounsbury
... calmly, giving the exclamation the true Boston inflection. "You are either too shrewd or not quite shrewd enough, Dick. You covered that up with a laugh, so that I might take it as a joke if I happened to be too thin-skinned to take it in disreputable earnest. Let us understand each other; we are fighting squarely in the open in this campaign; publicity is the word—I have Mr. McVickar for my authority. Anybody who wants to know anything about the railroad company's business ...
— The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush • Francis Lynde
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