Peter Firth Quotes

Alan Strang And he said Behold, I give you Equus, my only begotten son.

Alan Strang And Flequs spoke out of his chinkle chankle and he said "Behold, I give you Equus, my only begotten son.

Alan Strang My uncle dressed for the horse', she says. But what does that mean? Horse isn't dressed, it's naked. It's the most naked thing you ever saw, more than a dog or a cat or anything. Even the brokenest-down old nag has got it's life - to put a bowler hat on top of it... it's filthy. Putting them through their paces, bloody horse shows, how do they dare? No-one understands, no-one. Except cowboys. They do. But they're free, they just swing up and it's nothing but miles of grass. I bet all cowboys are orphans. I bet they are. No-one ever says to cowboys receive my meaning or God. All the time God sees you, Alan, God's got eyes everywhere. No, I'm not doing anymore, I hate this. You can whistle for anymore, I've had it.

Roger Sherman Baldwin Cinque describes the cold-blooded murder of a significant portion of the people on board the Tecora. Mr Holabird sees this as a paradox. Do you, sir?

Captain Fitzgerald Often when slavers are intercepted, or believe they may be, they simply throw all their prisoners over board and thereby rid themselves of the evidence of their crime.

Roger Sherman Baldwin Drown hundreds of people?

Captain Fitzgerald Yes.

William S. Holabird It hardly seems a lucrative business to me, this slave trading. Going to all that trouble, rounding everybody up, only to throw them all overboard.

Captain Fitzgerald No, it's very lucrative.

Roger Sherman Baldwin If only we could corroborate Cinque's story somehow with evidence of some kind.

Captain Fitzgerald The inventory. If you look, there's a notation made on May tenth, correcting the number of slaves on board, reducing their number by fifty.

Roger Sherman Baldwin What does that mean?

Captain Fitzgerald Well, if you look at it in conjunction with Cinque's testimony, I would say that it means this: The Tecora crew have greatly underestimated the amount of provisions required for their journey, and solved the problem by throwing fifty people overboard.

William S. Holabird I am looking at the same inventory, Captain, and I am sorry, I don't see where it says, Today we threw fifty slaves overboard', on May tenth or any other day.

Captain Fitzgerald As, of course, you would not.

William S. Holabird I do see that the cargo weight changed. They reduced the poundage, I see. But that is all.

Captain Fitzgerald It's simple, ghastly arithmetic.

William S. Holabird Well, for you, perhaps. I may need a quill and parchment, and a better imagination.

Captain Fitzgerald And what poundage do you imagine the entry may refer to, sir? A mast and sails perhaps?

Alan Strang It WAS sexy! That's what you wanted to know, isn't it?

Alan Strang Double your pleasure, double your fun with double good double good double mint gum.

Alan Strang Prince begat Prance. And Prance begat Prankus. And Prankus begat Flankus. And Flankus begat Spankus. And Spankus begat Spunkus the Great, who lived threescore years. And Leckwus begat Neckwus. And Neckwus begat Fleckwus, the King of Spit. And Fleckwus spoke out of his chinkle-chankle...