They successfully combined piracy and puritanism, which aren't so unlike when you come right down to it. Both had a strong dislike for opposition and both had a roving eye for other people's property.

Guys like us got nothing to look ahead to

Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish.

A boy becomes a man when a man is needed

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

Wherever you can look - wherever there's a fight, so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.

What hidden, hoarded longings there are in all of us.