Ryöstölapsi: Kertomus David Balfourin Seikkailuista

“There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Alan," cried I, "what makes ye so good to me? What makes ye care for such a thankless fellow?"Deed, and I don't, know" said Alan. "For just precisely what I thought I liked about ye, was that ye never quarrelled:”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man.””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Alan,” I cried, “I can stand no more of this.” “Ye’ll have to sit it then, Davie,””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“I've a grand memory for forgetting,””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“But a word once spoken who can recapture it?””

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“By what I have read in books, I think few that have held a pen were ever really wearied, or they would write of it more strongly. I had no care of my life, neither past nor future, and I scarce remembered there was such a lad as David Balfour. I did not think of myself, but just of each fresh step which I was sure would be my last, with despair”

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“I often think the happiest consequences seem to follow when a gentelman consults his lawyer, and takes all the law allows him.””

— Robert Louis Stevenson