- Captain Flint: Let us say there is some merit to your argument. Let us say that Mr. Dobbs will do as you ask of him. I would have to admit in that case that the world has shifted beneath our feet in a most startling way. But, in terms of our future and the danger that you believe you may pose to me, bear this in mind. I have survived starvation, a tempest, pirate hunters, jealous captains, mutinous crews, angry lords, a queen, a king, and the goddamn British navy. So, to whatever extent you may be concerned that some day we will clash, worried that though today we be friends, some day you'll have no choice but to be my end, I won't worry too much.
- Captain Flint: Madness is such a hard thing to define. Which makes it such an easy label to affix to one's enemies.
- Captain Flint: It is natural for men new to power to assume that it has no limits. Trust me. It does.
- John Silver: I once thought that to lead men in this world, to be liked was just as good as feared. And that may very well be true. But, to be both liked and feared all at once, is an entirely different state of being. In which I believe at this moment I exist alone. The men need to know they're in good favor with me. They *need* it. And there is nothing they won't do to make sure they have it. Mr. Dobbs will do what I ask of him.