The Lion at Sea Quotes

“A ribald request to the stationmaster at Invergordon to ‘get a bloody move on’ had brought only the dignified reply that ‘the Hielan’ Railway was no’ designed to stand the strain o’ a European war.”
― Max Hennessy, The Lion at Sea

“I always thought the Aegean was a thing of beauty and a joy for ever,’ Lyster said as he stood with Bennett and Kelly on the casing. ‘Wine-dark seas and cool islands full of sloe-eyed houris and that sort of thing.”
― Max Hennessy, The Lion at Sea