The Catalans Quotes

“Still, the farther hills remained as untouched as the sea; high, remote, arid, dark and sterile, poisoned with the sun.”
― Patrick O'Brian, The Catalans

“You have not bought the right to a truthful answer: your truth has not bought it. Sincerity is not to be bought: it is given, if it comes at all—given or inflicted. And really, you cannot invade a man’s privacy like that.”
― Patrick O'Brian, The Catalans