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“Sometimes the best lessons we can study are indeed those we should not repeat: that is the case with Sir Francis Drake. Not the legacy to be wished, and of all the admirals in this volume he would be the least admirable, pun intended.”
― Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character
― Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character
“The truth has no place in a courtroom. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove.”
― The Defence
― The Defence
“It was never worth worrying about someone you didn’t love. And it wasn’t love if you didn’t worry.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“Human beings are basically huge monkeys that walk upright, but they can be pretty full of themselves. They leave their cars exposed to the elements, but a few paw prints on the paintwork and they go ballistic.”
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
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