The Yankee is one who, if he once gets his teeth set on a thing, all creation can't make him let go.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.4019, Delphi Classics
The Yankee is one who, if he once gets his teeth set on a thing, all creation can't make him let go.