Then, after picking up his papers, Pierre began: “A…

“He grinned, a woman’s downfall wrought in a simple stretch of his lips. It was her downfall, certainly, her personal undoing because she never…

— Ashlyn Macnamara

“When handled in a civilized fashion, Piracy on the high seas could become more of a wise business decision than of a sheer, chaotic,…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

“There were many of the upper and noble classes who had also found this alluring lifestyle completely irresistible; so many, many folks – from…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

“Is this seat taken?” she asked him again, tapping on a chair at the table. “That’s where my Rum is sitting. He is my…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

T. E. Lawrence was far more than a glamorous, swashbuckling, heroic figure in flowing robes mounted on a camel, leading the Arab tribes against…

— Michael Korda

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll…

— Bill Veeck

“Follow that coffeehouse.”

— Frances Hardinge

If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go.

— Richard Branson

If they ever come up with a swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, Then Jumping Off Something.

— Jack Handey

Richard wondered how the marquis managed to make being pushed around in a wheelchair look like a romantic and swashbuckling thing to do.

— Neil Gaiman

When I was growing up, Tottenham were many people's second team - with Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles and Steve Archibald helping them to play…

— Simon Jordan

In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten-cents-a-week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All that swashbuckling…

— Beverly Cleary

“By the time I got to high school, I had learned to be more cautious about revealing my dreams. I was reading—and therefore writing—adventure…

— Téa Obreht

Every man's closet must contain a trench coat. It's hard for any gentleman not to look dashing when clad in this swashbuckling style.

— Roger Stone

As much as I love period movies and especially more swashbuckling movies, I think that sometimes they tend to be, umm... it's hard for…

— Brian Helgeland