Figures Quote by Patrick O'Brian

Jack Aubrey is a tremendous tower of strength and you always want to read about him.

— Clive James

... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing;

— Rudyard Kipling

I think that Peter Mandelson, particularly in relation to the issue of policing, made a huge mess of it. He allowed himself to be…

— Martin McGuinness

He was a long, stripy policeman, who flowed out of his uniform at odd spots, as if Nature, setting out to make a constable,…

— P. G. Wodehouse

“He had believed the life of an officer was easy, full of undeserved privilege and comfort. He had not seen the responsibility that the…

— Paul Fraser Collard

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

— Mark Twain

“Jack was led out of the dark room into the strong light, and as they guided him up the steps he could see nothing…

— Patrick O'Brian

Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders;…

— William Shakespeare

“But there they were. Edward Clark, liar and blackmailer extraordinaire, had a better shot at Frederica Marshall than Viscount Claridge. It was the worst…

— Courtney Milan

He was as honest as any criminal can hope to be.

— Holly Black

He was as yet not sufficiently experienced in ruffianism to know that one villain always sacrifices another to advance his own project; he was…

— Emile Gaboriau

“His soul swayed in a vertigo of moral indecision. He had only to snap the thread of a rash vow made to a villainous…

— G.K. Chesterton