Patrick O'Brian Quotes

Sir,’ said Stephen, ‘I read novels with the utmost pertinacity. I look upon them-I look upon good novels-as a very valuable part of literature, conveying more exact and finely-distinguished knowledge of the human heart and mind than almost any other, with greater breadth and depth and fewer constraints.

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He that would make a pun would pick a pocket.

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You do not mean there is danger of peace?", cried Jack.

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Of course I do know it is the French who are so wicked; but there are all these people who keep coming and going - the Austrians, the Spaniards, the Russians. Pray, are the Russians good now? It would be very shocking - treason no doubt - to put the wrong people in my prayers.

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«I matrimoni degli altri sono una perpetua fonte di perplessità», commentò Stephen.

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I sew his ears on from time to time, sure.

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Compulsion is the death of friendship.

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The author says that when an angry impulse is not immediately expressed, it turns to melancholy.

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