David Dennington > Quotes

“There are tons of gals out there looking for someone to promote 'the cause'. I have one such gal in mind. She's loaded.”
― David Dennington, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe

“Thomson, long-necked and vulture-like, stood with his slender hand extended. His Though Thomson was courteous, Lou couldn’t help feeling intimidated, but at the same time sympathetic. At times like this, Lou remembered what his grandmother once told him: ‘Remember, son, inside every man there’s a small boy’. Her words floated down from the ether at this moment.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“Death gives you a whole different perspective on life.”
― David Dennington, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe

“You have something against women flying aeroplanes?
No, three's a crowd that's all. We'd have all ended up in the drink.”
― David Dennington, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe

“No boyfriend! Why not?
Eligible men are scarce—most of them are buried in France.
What about them Americans?
Oh, no. I can’t.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“Death gives you a whole different perspective on life -- Captain Hinchliffe”
― David Dennington

“You’ll find someone special. I just know you will. And when you do, you grab ’im and ’old on to ’im and never let ’im go. I did. My ’usband was a lovely man and he gave me two wonderful sons. Oh, I do miss ’im so. Tears filled Mrs. Tilly’s eyes and ran down her cheeks. They’re all gone now. Our first boy at Mons … the second at Ypres.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“I spoke to her yesterday. They say she's the richest woman in Britain--certainly the best dressed--and undressed too I shouldn't wonder.”
― David Dennington, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe, The Ghost of Captain Hinchliffe

“Make the most of this life, my dear. It’s just a flicker of a candle. That’s all it is ...”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen