Only one way to win when you're being chased by someone bigger and tougher than you. Turn straight around, punch their teeth out, and hope the gods are fond of you.

Nobody admires anyone else without qualification. If they do they're after an image, not a person.

I'm not as reckless as I used to be. You know, when I was little.

Throwing blondes at Locke Lamora was not unlike throwing lettuce at sharks.

You're one third bad intentions,one third pure avarice,and one eighth sawdust.What's left,I'll credit,must be brains.

I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.

This is where you and I are headed.... Look for us in history books and you'll find us in the margins. Look for us in legends and you might just find us celebrated