Christopher

“He finds the lying comes easy enough, of course. Words are just noises in a certain order, and he can use them any way he wishes. Pigs grunt, ducks quack, and men tell lies: that is how it generally goes.”
― Ian McGuire, The North Water

“the seven of them rode for two hours into country that seemed to contain nothing except itself.”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

“If you're a sailor, best not know how to swim. Swimming only prolongs the inevitable—if the sea wants you and your time has come.”
― James Clavell, Tai-Pan

“Damn what you like, Pieterzoon. But don’t damn liquor. It’s the stuff of life!”
― James Clavell, Shogun