Arthur M. Jolly

"You'll find, young Jim, that there are two measures of a man. Only two. What he will die for...and what he will kill for. You made your choice aboard the Hispaniola."

"Spending the day with you has been marginally better than watching mother die of cancer."

"No offense to your father, Jim, but let's face it—the man's dead. Dead, dead, dead. Moldering in the ground, being eaten by worms, and...what's that kind of fly that lays its eggs in rotting meat? You…"

"What about what he lives for, Squire? Isn't that the true measure of a man, what he lives for?"

"A servant is the true reflection of his master."

"Get me a drink, or I'll tell you I love you. I'll wake you up in an hour or two, crooning, all sloppy and maudlin, tell you I love you really. You'd like that, right? Hearing Momma tell you she loves …"

"I thought I would try my hand at sailing. It was too small and kept sinking, so I decided to try a boat instead."

"If it was easy, everyone would do it rather than going around telling you their ideas and saying how they could be a writer if they had the time."