“In his prose, he becomes a powerful presence, a personality with obstinate opinions and sardonic asides.”

“He feels himself ridiculous and guilty, under this tree, begging this obstinate child to come down and talk to him.”

“At the main breach the defence was obstinate, but the defenders were taken in rear by the men of the light division.”

“I myself must confess to saying obstinant, inordinant and indiscriminant, with nasalization from the preceding nasal misinterpreted as belonging to the suffix.”