It was a dark story.
— Joseph ConradShandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing again. 'May I presume to suggest,' yelled Shandy giddily to Davies, 'that we preoceed the hell out of here with all due haste.' Davies pushed a stray lock of hair back from his forehead and sat down on the rower's thwart. 'My dear fellow consider it done.
— Tim PowersHa! Good luck, lady!' Gustav laughed and tapped his thick index finger against his temple. 'No one knows what goes on inside this head. Not even me.
— Christopher HealyIt was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians.
— Pseudonymous Bosch--Hero!? Forget it! We're Pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna become one! Do you even know what it takes to be a Hero!?Lets say you have some meat okay? Now a Pirate would chomp down on that bad boy, but a hero would share it with everyone!! I want to eat meat!'--Hero!? Forget it! We're Pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna become one! Do you even know what it takes to be a Hero!?Lets say you have some meat okay? Now a Pirate would chomp down on that bad boy, but a hero would share it with everyone!! I want to eat meat!' - Monkey D. Luffy.
— Eiichirō OdaHe danced across my heart like a pirate,Constantly discovering my secrets,Turning over every hidden treasure,Drowning me in his fantasy.
— Tanzy SayadiThis is where people misunderstand war. When you attack another country for its resources, you are the pirate. But when you protect your country from the pirates, you are the hero.
— Suzy KassemHe does kiss like a pirate though, I was able to re-affirm that.
— Lora LeighBeing an entrepreneur is like being a pirate. Go for the booty and discover new, uncharted lands.
— Jeffrey FryIn my dream I drank fully of water, but when I woke, I was thirsty.' Ned Low.
— Patricia Goodwin