# Quote — Howard Jacobson, Coming From Behind

> He was as sentimental as Hitler about applause and crowds.

- Author: [Howard Jacobson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/howard-jacobson.md)
- Book: [Coming From Behind](https://www.leafyquotes.com/howard-jacobson/coming-from-behind.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Howard_Jacobson#Coming_from_Behind_(1983)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/howard-jacobson/coming-from-behind/he-was-as-sentimental

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