"You know how to deal with senior officers?"
"Respectfully."
"Confuse them. Except for the ones who can't be confused, like Wellington."


Lieutenant Jorge Vicente and Captain Richard Sharpe, p. 176 - Sharpe (Novel Series) - Sharpe's Escape (2003)

Bernard Cornwell Quotes

You know how to deal with senior officers? Respectfully. Confuse them. Except for the ones who can't be confused, like Wellington.

You know how to deal with senior officers? Respectfully. Confuse them. Except for the ones who can't be confused, like Wellington.

You know how to deal with senior officers? Respectfully. Confuse them. Except for the ones who can't be confused, like Wellington.

You know how to deal with senior officers? Respectfully. Confuse them. Except for the ones who can't be confused, like Wellington.