Clive Anderson

“Fat flakes of snow fell like silent, feathery ghosts in the windless sub-arctic night beyond the window.”
― David Weber, On Basilisk Station

“So bring on your inquiry. Present your case, and we’ll present ours. Not because we give one single solitary damn for your prepackaged, predetermined ‘impartial conclusions,’ but because we care about history. Because unlike you, we do care about truth. And because someday your successors, whoever they may be, will have a record of what you actually do here and will revile your memory with all the contempt and all the disdain your actions will so richly merit.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“Constitutional irregularities, is it? Interesting concept — given that Torch hasn't yet adopted a formal constitution."

"Yup. He listed that as Irregularity Number One.”
― David Weber, Cauldron of Ghosts

“Let's see, we've got the Empress of Manticore, the President of the Republic of Haven, the Protector of Grayson, the chairman of the Beowulf Board of Directors, Queen Berry, and the Andermani emperor's first cousin. Not to mention your own humble self as Steadholder Harrington and the commander of the Grand Fleet, followed by a scattering of mere planetary grand dukes, dukes, earls, members of the Havenite cabinet, three other members of the Beowulf Board of Directors, the chairman of the Alliance joint chiefs of staff, the First Space Lord, the Havenite chief of naval operations, the Beowulfan chief of naval operations, High Admiral Yanakov, Admiral Yu, two or three dozen ambassadors, and God alone only knows who else.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder