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Captain Blood
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"Captain Blood" Quotes

A wrongly accused physician becomes a notorious pirate captain while seeking justice and freedom in the Caribbean.

Quotes

He was there to give himself wholly to the service of humanity, and no man could give more.

Rafael Sabatini

servicehumanity

Don't talk rot, Peter! There's no sense in a man being a devil if he can't enjoy it.

Rafael Sabatini

enjoyment

My life is my own, Captain Blood, and I'll suffer no dictation.

Rafael Sabatini

freedom

We are neither dogs nor thieves to steal upon a ship in the night.

Rafael Sabatini

honor

There's no room for pity in a pirate's heart.

Rafael Sabatini

piracy

I am not a man to be moved by a woman's tears, unless they are tears of joy.

Rafael Sabatini

emotions

My hopes, my ambitions, my life... all shattered by this man.

Rafael Sabatini

betrayal

I have not been a pirate all these years without learning how to keep my own counsel.

Rafael Sabatini

wisdom

A man's life is what he makes of it, and I have made mine a hell.

Rafael Sabatini

choices

It may be that I am too familiar with misfortune to fear it.

Rafael Sabatini

fearmisfortune