Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

“Three,' reckoned the captain, 'ourselves make seven, counting Hawkins, here. Now, about honest hands?' Most likely Trelawney's own men," said the doctor; 'those he…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“What did you discover about the shooter?” Jude asked as he struggled to sit upright. “Once I spotted him on the rooftop, I ran…

— Charlotte Featherstone

“Someone broke from the scrum and, punching and kicking, staggered towards the Klatchian goal. "Isn't that man your butler?" said Ahmed. "Yes." "One of…

— Terry Pratchett

“Well, I got my hand. What more does a man need?” “Yes, and you’ve used that hand three-thousand times since you took over the…

— Mark Alders

“ 'You're rather trusting, to send your guard away as you did.' Winthrop's eyes gleamed under the high sun. 'What would you do, I…

— Sara Bell

“Be careful of the man who has just the one shot. He's the one who'll make it count. - Parvati”

— Sarwat Chadda

“ROMANOFF: A gun might as well shoot both ways at once, sir. You want to take out the person in the crosshairs? You have…

— Margaret Stohl

“If she’d known what a good shot you are,” he whispered past the unfamiliar tightness in his throat, “she’d never have dared.” His hand…

— Judith McNaught

“The captain would...turn off the conversation, like a consummate man of the world, to some topic of general interest, such as the Opera, the…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“Simon, we’re destined to win. I know our armies are in retreat everywhere and we’ve no navy. But the great sweep of human desire…

— James A. Michener

“My hands folded into fists. "As king, that is my order." "Forgive me, but the king's order is the most reckless thing he's ever…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I'm the Captain of the Guard-I'm not exactly a catch for any of them." There was sorrow in his eyes, though it was well…

— Sarah J. Maas