Hornblower and the Hotspur Quotes

“There was nothing else to say now, nothing else to do; this was the end of this brief experience. He turned his back on Maria; he turned his back on peace and on civilian married life and walked down towards war.”
― C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Hotspur

“But remember this. You’ll find it hard to perform your duty unless you risk your ship.”
― C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Hotspur

“The reverse side of the penny was no more attractive than the front.”
― C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Hotspur

“round and the crews lining”
― C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Hotspur: Celebrating the 250th Birthday of Horatio Hornblower