The world is a globe — the farther you sail, the closer to home you are.

A good banana daiquiri is hard to come by. I've only ever found one place in this country that makes a proper one, and that's in Leeds.

Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government.

Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?

This is where the gods play games with the lives of men, on a board which is at one and the same time a simple playing area and the whole world. And Fate always wins.

The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.

I'm not cruel, sir, I won't shoot you in the guts, but I will make you realize how much you took your toes for granted.