Umarskill, hombre de Karachi: He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” — Raphael Sabatini, Scaramouche Romantic, that is, in the sense of lust for life, not love for another. This author of swashbucklers like The Sea Hawk and Captain Blood (and, of course, Scaramouche) lets you know right away that you are about to meet someone larger than life.