“A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends, it matters less and less. The stories we want to believe, those are the ones that survive, despite upheaval and transition and progress. Those are the stories that shape history.”

"If no Anne, if no rescue, if this is defeat for me, then know this. You and I were neck and neck in this race right till the end. But, Jesus, did I make up a lot of ground to catch you."

"Please, relay to whom you must: Jack Rackham is not stupid, Jack Rackham is not lazy, Jack Rackham is not blind."

"Today the crumbs. Tomorrow the loaf."