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# Patrick O'Brian

(1914–2000)   Translator   United Kingdom

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Patrick O'Brian was a translator from the United Kingdom, best known for *Master and Commander*.

## Quick Facts About Patrick O'Brian

Born December 12, 1914

Died January 2, 2000

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Translator

Notable works Master and Commander

Known for Aubrey-Maturin series

Spouse Mary Wicksteed

## About Patrick O'Brian

The series, set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, follows Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin. It consists of 20 novels, beginning with Master and Commander, praised for detailed historical detail and authentic language. A partially finished 21st novel was published after his death with handwritten pages.

## Awards & Honors

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

##  Quotes by Patrick O'Brian · Page 3

> [“Come all you thoughtless young men, a warning take by me And never leave your happy homes to sail the raging sea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/come-all-you-thoughtless-young-men-a-warning-take-by-me-and-never/)

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[Aubrey-maturin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aubrey-maturin-12464/)

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> [I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/i-have-never-written-for-an-audience-on-the-other-hand-i-do-not-write/)

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[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

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> [For a moment Jack felt the strongest inclination to snatch up his little gilt chair and beat the white-faced man down with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/for-a-moment-jack-felt-the-strongest-inclination-to-snatch-up-his/)

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[Beats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beats/)

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> [“Oh, what is that bird?' 'It is a wheatear. We have seen between two and three hundred since we set out, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/oh-what-is-that-bird-it-is-a-wheatear-we-have-seen-between-two-and/)

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[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

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> [I have often observed that extremely violent noise and activity go with good-fellowship and heightened spirits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/i-have-often-observed-that-extremely-violent-noise-and-activity-go/)

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[Fellowship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fellowship/)

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> [I very much dislike being interviewed by the kind of journalist who tries to dig into your private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/i-very-much-dislike-being-interviewed-by-the-kind-of-journalist-who/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [“Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras – ho, a mere sixty thousand bees in the cabin don't signify, much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/well-i-will-wear-the-bees-like-damon-and-pythagoras-ho-a-mere-sixty/)

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[Bees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/)

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> [“The newly-minted captain is told to let nothing stop him but to do nothing that would risk his ship or his crew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/the-newly-minted-captain-is-told-to-let-nothing-stop-him-but-to-do/)

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[Captain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/captain/)

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> [“Christ's blood in heaven, you ignorant, incompetent whey-faced nestlecock, do you think I am a hired spy, an informer? That I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/christ-s-blood-in-heaven-you-ignorant-incompetent-whey-faced/)

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[Little man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/little-man/)

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> [“Oh, the odious wench. How I wish I were rid of her. I have always loathed women, from clew to earring; hook,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/oh-the-odious-wench-how-i-wish-i-were-rid-of-her-i-have-always/)

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[Wench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wench-337670/)

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> [The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/the-first-interviews-i-gave-were-entirely-unpleasant-you-have-people/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [“You are a reasonably civil, complaisant creature on dry land,' said Stephen, 'but the moment you are afloat you become pragmatical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/you-are-a-reasonably-civil-complaisant-creature-on-dry-land-said/)

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[Dry land](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dry-land/)

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> [For me the process works best with no interruptions, no breaks in the steady application, no letters to be answered, very little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/for-me-the-process-works-best-with-no-interruptions-no-breaks-in-the/)

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> [Since I grew up, I have never deliberately used any technique at all other than the physical shaping of my tale so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/since-i-grew-up-i-have-never-deliberately-used-any-technique-at-all/)

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[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

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> [“But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either my country, right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/but-you-know-as-well-as-i-patriotism-is-a-word-and-one-that-generally/)

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[Jingoism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jingoism/)

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> [“I am not master of words to tell you, Jack, the value of an exceedingly remote island to a naturalist, an uninhabited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/i-am-not-master-of-words-to-tell-you-jack-the-value-of-an-exceedingly/)

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[Island Untouched](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/island-untouched-400877/)

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> [“It’s all along of the unicorn’s horn – it’s all along of the glorious hand. Huzzay, three times huzzay for the doctor!’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/it-s-all-along-of-the-unicorn-s-horn-it-s-all-along-of-the-glorious/)

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> [“Jack was already mother-naked when he heard the cry and saw the splash. He slipped from the gunwale into the clear water,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/jack-was-already-mother-naked-when-he-heard-the-cry-and-saw-the/)

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[Clear water](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear-water/)

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> [“To tell the truth, sir, I believe I had rather sit in the shelter for a while. The cabbage seems to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/to-tell-the-truth-sir-i-believe-i-had-rather-sit-in-the-shelter-for-a/)

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[Illness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illness/)

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> [“Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/oh-well-said-jack-and-then-did-you-ever-meet-bach-which-bach-london/)

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[Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bach/)

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> [“Preserved Killick, Captain Aubrey’s steward, an ill-faced, ill-tempered, meagre, atrabilious, shrewish man who kept his officer’s uniform, equipment and silver in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/preserved-killick-captain-aubrey-s-steward-an-ill-faced-ill-tempered/)

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[Close Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/close-friend/)

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> [“She then recovered her wits and averting her eyes from the wreck of her house she shook Babbington's hand, embraced Stephen tenderly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/she-then-recovered-her-wits-and-averting-her-eyes-from-the-wreck-of/)

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[Humour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humour/)

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> [...I have had such a sickening of men in masses, and of causes, that I would not cross this room to reform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/i-have-had-such-a-sickening-of-men-in-masses-and-of-causes-that-i/)

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[Causes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/causes/)

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> [“But I will tell you another misery that is not to be denied. In the common, natural course of events physicians, surgeons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/but-i-will-tell-you-another-misery-that-is-not-to-be-denied-in-the/)

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[Compassionate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassionate/)

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> [The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that's what it's all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/the-function-of-the-novel-is-the-exploration-of-the-human-condition/)

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[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/in-a-day-when-if-you-insulted-a-man-it-might-cost-you-your-life-you/)

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[Civil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil/)

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> [Stephen had spared no expense in making himself more unhappy, his own position as a rejected lover clearer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/stephen-had-spared-no-expense-in-making-himself-more-unhappy-his-own/)

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[Expenses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expenses/)

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> [There is a systematic flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification of all other aspects of existence that angers me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/there-is-a-systematic-flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification-of-all-other/)

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> [On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/on-a-ship-everything-is-enclosed-the-people-are-right-on-top-of-each/)

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> [“Puddings, my dear sir?' cried Graham. Puddings. We trice 'em athwart the starboard gumbrils, when sailing by and large.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/puddings-my-dear-sir-cried-graham-puddings-we-trice-em-athwart-the/)

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> [“If I were a woman I should march out with a flaming torch and a sword; I should emasculate right and left.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/if-i-were-a-woman-i-should-march-out-with-a-flaming-torch-and-a-sword/)

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[Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/)

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> [Take a newspaper account of Waterloo or Trafalgar, with all the small advertisements: it seems much more real than reading about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/take-a-newspaper-account-of-waterloo-or-trafalgar-with-all-the-small/)

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> [“He considered old age and its mutilations and wondered what it would do for him: examples presented themselves to his mind, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/he-considered-old-age-and-its-mutilations-and-wondered-what-it-would/)

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> [“What I meant was that if he could induce others to believe what he said, then for him the statement acquired some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/what-i-meant-was-that-if-he-could-induce-others-to-believe-what-he/)

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> [My wife and I have spent most of our lives in France, and we are both pretty well bilingual, my wife more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/my-wife-and-i-have-spent-most-of-our-lives-in-france-and-we-are-both/)

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[Bilingual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bilingual/)

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> [“This short watch that is about to come, or rather these two short watches--why are they called dog watches? Where, heu, heu,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/this-short-watch-that-is-about-to-come-or-rather-these-two-short/)

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> [A freewheeling mind can conceive a virtually infinite number of sequences, but just how that mind picks out and stores those that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/a-freewheeling-mind-can-conceive-a-virtually-infinite-number-of/)

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> [My dear creature, I have done with all debate. But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/my-dear-creature-i-have-done-with-all-debate-but-you-know-as-well-as/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [Touch and away, Jack?’ asked Stephen. ‘Touch and away? Do you not recall that I have important business there? Enquiries of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/touch-and-away-jack-asked-stephen-touch-and-away-do-you-not-recall/)

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> [Sir,’ said Stephen, ‘I read novels with the utmost pertinacity. I look upon them--I look upon good novels--as a very valuable part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/sir-said-stephen-i-read-novels-with-the-utmost-pertinacity-i-look/)

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## Patrick O'Brian by topic

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