The Lying Dutchman Quotes

“The life of underlings must be a very difficult one, I thought; if they refer too much they are thought fussy and lacking in initiative, whereas if they refer too little they are chastised for slackness in their duties. As one who spent much of his life as an underling I am only too aware that pleasing one’s masters is never as straightforward as they would have you believe.”
― Graham Brack, The Lying Dutchman

“Taking William at his word, I hired a horse for the journey to The Hague. It was a bay gelding called Zeus, apparently because he repeatedly issued thunderclaps from his rear end. As I walked through the villages I found myself unnecessarily explaining to passers-by that the eruptions were the fault of the horse, since they seemed to be looking at me censoriously.”
― Graham Brack, The Lying Dutchman

“It was warm and tender, like being attacked by a mound of pillows.”
― Graham Brack, The Lying Dutchman