Ted Laughton > Quotes

“But gold is merely one such pyre upon which men have thrown themselves throughout their long and sordid history upon the earth. There are other fires that burn in the hearts of men—just as scorching, just as deadly.”
― Ted Laughton, We Burn Our Dead

“He was staring off into the night, where the palms whispered and the sea heaved a distant sigh, where insects clicked and hummed with restless wings. That way lay the unknown, where all tomorrow’s problems waited on the sun. Most men, Jack knew, did not venture far when the shadows grew long. Jack, for his part, had always been a great one for working by night. Much could be done in darkness to ensure a more pleasing tomorrow—an old friend had taught him that.”
― Ted Laughton, Darker Waters