- Lord Durant: A gentleman knows when to use his sword and when to lay it down. Have you forgotten, Lynch, that was what you once were?
- Lynch: I'm not a gentleman; I'm an Irishman!
- Lord Durant: Draw the curtains. The farce is ended!
- [Durant's dying words as he falls from the balcony]
- Lynch: Here you are, my lord
- [handing over a cutlass]
- Lynch: . The blade, you know, is very sharp.
- Lord Durant: Unlike your wit.
- Nick: This girl is trouble, Ned. A pirate in love is like a fish out of water. Both are where they shouldn't be. But only the fish has sense enough to know it.
- Lynch: [talking to Jane in his rowboat after she hs dived in the sea for a nude swim] What do you want? Well, girl, it's a lot easier to get off a ship with no clothes on than to get back onto a ship with no clothes on.
- Chaplain: [Referring to Nick, who is about to be hanged] Has he lived a religious life?
- Major Folly: No matter. He shall have a Christian death!
- Jane Barnet: [turning around to see the Captain] How long have you been sitting there?
- Lynch: A very long time.
- Jane Barnet: [laughs softly] You move quietly.
- Lynch: Yes, girl, I do.
- Jane Barnet: It's natural among thieves.
- Lynch: Beg your pardon, Ma'am. I'm not a thief. I'm a pirate and good to be called one.
- Jane Barnet: Will you give me back what you stole from my family?
- Lynch: No.
- Jane Barnet: Then, sir, you are a thief!
- Lynch: [after a pause] As you please.
- Nick: [Hoping that the outnumbered Major Folly will not fight to a certain death] It would be a major blunder, Major Folly.