--- title: "10 Highwayman Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Highwayman quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Highwayman sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/christopher-moore-353_consonants_ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said_1861139.png" --- > [“Ydych chi'n cymryd cerdynnau credid?" said the highwayman, no doubt trying to frighten me further, his consonants chained like anal beads strung…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said-the-highwayman-no-doubt/) [Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/christopher-moore-353_consonants_ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said_1861139.png) > [The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-noyes/the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among-the-gusty-trees-the-moon-was/) [Alfred Noyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-noyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/alfred-noyes-20425_cloudy_the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among_1021438.png) > [“Dwarfs are very attached to gold. Any highwayman demanding 'Your money or your life' had better bring a folding chair and packed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/dwarfs-are-very-attached-to-gold-any-highwayman-demanding-your-money/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/terry-pratchett-19_books_dwarfs-are-very-attached-to-gold-any-hig_1374841.jpg) > [“Even a highwayman, in the way of trade, may blow out your brains, but if he uses foul language at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hazlitt/even-a-highwayman-in-the-way-of-trade-may-blow-out-your-brains-but-if/) [William Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hazlitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff8/william-hazlitt-326_foul-language_even-a-highwayman-in-the-way-of-trade-ma_1898158.png) > [“I was twelve years of age when I cut my hair short, became a highwayman, and captured husbands for both of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-burgis/i-was-twelve-years-of-age-when-i-cut-my-hair-short-became-a/) [Stephanie Burgis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-burgis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/stephanie-burgis-52408_marriage_i-was-twelve-years-of-age-when-i-cut-my_3002493.jpg) > [“One would think her tired mind would go utterly blank, but the opposite was true. She could not stop thinking about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/one-would-think-her-tired-mind-would-go-utterly-blank-but-the/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/julia-quinn-282_psychology_one-would-think-her-tired-mind-would-go_1598756.jpg) > [Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/some-men-use-no-other-means-to-acquire-respect-than-by-insisting-on/) [William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/william-shenstone-4083_acquire_some-men-use-no-other-means-to-acquire-r_3013202.jpg) > [“Love was not a drink one tasted and then rejected. Love was not something that could be avoided or arranged. Love was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celeste-bradley/love-was-not-a-drink-one-tasted-and-then-rejected-love-was-not/) [Celeste Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celeste-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/celeste-bradley-33405_life_love-was-not-a-drink-one-tasted-and-then_837996.jpg) > [The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysander-spooner/the-highwayman-takes-solely-upon-himself-the-responsibility-danger/) [Lysander Spooner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysander-spooner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/lysander-spooner-3260_benefits_the-highwayman-takes-solely-upon-himself_467502.jpg) > [“And still on a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-noyes/and-still-on-a-winter-s-night-they-say-when-the-wind-is-in-the-trees/) [Alfred Noyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-noyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/alfred-noyes-20425_black-hair_and-still-on-a-winter-s-night-they-say-w_535717.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/highwayman/#itemlist", "name": "Highwayman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ydych chi'n cymryd cerdynnau credid?\" said the highwayman, no doubt trying to frighten me further, his consonants chained like anal beads strung out of hell's own bunghole.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Moore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-moore/ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said-the-highwayman-no-doubt/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/christopher-moore-353_consonants_ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said_1861139.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/christopher-moore-353_consonants_ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said_1861139.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/christopher-moore-353_consonants_ydych-chi-n-cymryd-cerdynnau-credid-said_1861139.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ydych chi'n cymryd cerdynnau credid?\" said the highwayman, no doubt trying to frighten me further, his…” — Christopher Moore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding-- Riding--riding-- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alfred Noyes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-noyes/the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among-the-gusty-trees-the-moon-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/alfred-noyes-20425_cloudy_the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among_1021438.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/alfred-noyes-20425_cloudy_the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among_1021438.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/alfred-noyes-20425_cloudy_the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among_1021438.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy…” — Alfred Noyes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Dwarfs are very attached to gold. 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