Vikings & Pirates Quotes

“But people like money. And booze. And they really like breaking the rules.”
― John Anders Erickson, Vikings & Pirates: Tales of My Fathers

“Some descendants of pirates like to call them “privateers.” My Great Great Granddad was a pirate.”
― John Anders Erickson, Vikings & Pirates: Tales of My Fathers

“How poor were they? So poor that he never shared a single charming, down-home story about growing up poor. The kind where you spend your whole life being so ashamed of it that you grab any opportunity for a better life. That kind of poor.”
― John Anders Erickson, Vikings & Pirates: Tales of My Fathers

“Their fathers died to protect richer men’s right to own darker men. They called that “glorious.” They didn’t need a good cause. Fighting was in their blood.”
― John Anders Erickson, Vikings & Pirates: Tales of My Fathers