Life can be infernally complex,’ he said.
Rafael SabatiniA man must sometimes laugh at himself or go mad,’ said he. ‘Few realize it. That is why there are so many madmen in the world.
Rafael SabatiniIf Mr. Blood had condescended to debate the matter with these ladies, he might have urged that having had his fill of wandering and adventuring, he was now embarked upon the career for which he had been originally intended and for which his studies had equipped him; that he was a man of medicine and not of war; a healer, not a slayer.
Rafael SabatiniTake your time, now,’ said Mr. Blood. ‘I never knew speed made by overhaste.
Rafael SabatiniIt is not human to be wise,’ said Blood. ‘It is much more human to err, though perhaps exceptional to err on the side of mercy.
Rafael SabatiniAnd where are the other gentry that were taken?—the real leaders of this plaguey rebellion. Grey’s case explains their absence, I think. They are wealthy men that can ransom themselves. Here awaiting the gallows are none but the unfortunates who followed; those who had the honor to lead them go free. It’s a curious and instructive reversal of the usual way of things. Faith, it’s an uncertain world entirely!
Rafael SabatiniHe vowed that the thought of her should continue ever before him to help him keep his hands as clean as a man might in this desperate trade upon which he was embarking. And so, although he might entertain no delusive hope of ever winning her for his own, of ever seeing her again, yet the memory of her was to abide in his soul as a bitter-sweet, purifying influence. The love that is never to be realized will often remain a man’s guiding ideal.
Rafael SabatiniLaughter broke from them. It spread into a roar of acclamation; for bluff is a weapon dear to every adventurer.
Rafael SabatiniWe are all, he says, the sport of destiny. Ah, but not quite. Destiny is an intelligent force, moving with purpose.
Rafael SabatiniStichwörter: fate destiny scaramouche
Peter Blood judged her- as we are all prone to do- upon insufficient knowledge.
Rafael SabatiniStichwörter: judging-people
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