High on the List Quotes

“And a standing prick hath no conscience,”
― Andrew Wareham, High on the List

“Nick agreed. The very concept was awry. Lawyers – except they were remarkably inept – were parasitic on the great body of human beings and normally were most efficient bloodsuckers.”
― Andrew Wareham, High on the List

“Purser has shown his face, sir. He has examined his domain and declared it secure and will bring his slops aboard this day. His name is Roberts and he informs me he is an attorney-at-law by trade, but making only a poor living in the legal business, took to the sea some ten years ago and is most satisfied with his new way of life. He told me that Portsmouth must have fifty attorneys, at a minimum, plying their trade and seeking clients and only a very few of them prospering, which surprised me greatly, sir. One does not conceive of a poor lawyer of whatever sort.”
― Andrew Wareham, High on the List