Privateer Quotes

“A privateer learns to press any advantage.”
“And a prince?”
“Princes get used to the word yes.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“He feared for his country and for himself. He’d be a fool not to. But some part of him, maybe the privateer, maybe the demon, maybe the prince who had clawed his way to the throne, was itching for a fight.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“If the privateer you've hired is entirely trustworthy, he's probably not much of a privateer.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“A boy leans over me: ruddy hair, a broken nose. He reminds me of the too-clever fox, another one of Ana Kuya's stories, smart enough to get out of a one trap, but too foolish to realise he won't escape a second.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“And I wouldn't know, but if the privateer you've hired is entirely trustworthy, he's probably not much of a privateer.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“I can pay you and your crew a great deal of money if you will return me to my home.” Cloud stood up, picking up his own knife. With a dexterity matching Alexis’s he threw the knife at the door. It stuck in the wood only a few inches from hers. “No,” he answered firmly. “I do not want your money and neither do my men.”
― Jo Goodman, The Captain's Lady

“Alex! Your dress!” Landis called after her. “Come down and we’ll find you something else to wear!” Alexis shook her head and laughed. “I told the captain I would need a pair of trousers and he refused me! If the sight of my legs is so distasteful, then don’t
look!” Landis joined the laughter of the others in response to her suggestion. There was certainly nothing wrong with her legs. They all tilted their heads back as they watched her climb higher.”
― Jo Goodman, The Captain's Lady

“Then you and I will have something in common, won’t we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important.”
Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. “I can’t decide if you’re crazy or stupid.”
“I have so many good qualities,” Sturmhond said. “It can be hard to choose.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm