J.A. Sutherland > Quotes

“The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but he might be willing to hold the bastard down while I kick him, and there’s something to be said for that.”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Little Ships

“some debts a man keeps in his own ledger book, sir, even if the other fellow doesn’t”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Little Ships

“If you were the last man alive, Mister Dansby, we might, perhaps, discuss which species should best replace humanity … but no more, I assure you.”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Little Ships

“gentlemen in England now abed shall think themselves accursed they were not here,”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Little Ships

“He sailed on and left us lads, Packed a hundred to a boat, Like bloodied, ship-less, nomads He valued not a groat.”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Queen's Pardon

“Some always want more than they have. And many who make our laws do not believe they should apply to them.”
― J.A. Sutherland, Into the Dark

“Humanity, it seemed — especially those with a strong, passionate certainty that they were right-minded — needed someone to hate and blame. If those bastards — be they a race, ethnicity, religion, or political philosophy — were taken out of the equation then, well, it must be somebody else’s fault. And as soon as we’ve identified those new bastards and got them dead, well, then it’ll be all right, yes?”
― J.A. Sutherland, Planetfall: A Story of the Dark

“O’, wince me hearties, cry me mates, Gnash your teeth and bloody gums, For sure as shite you'd have to know That admiral sailed on.”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Queen's Pardon

“Everyone takes different demons from events such as you’ve been through, lieutenant, and I do understand the reluctance of … well, people, such as yourself to seek out an understanding ear, but whether with me or someone else, I do encourage you to exorcise them as best you may.” He nodded at her bottle and glass. “Most find merely keeping them at bay is not nearly enough.”
― J.A. Sutherland, HMS Nightingale

“But Little Bloody Bit would have Not a gram of that. She set upon their frigate Like a cat upon a rat.”
― J.A. Sutherland, The Queen's Pardon