“Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.”

“Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.”

“Don't talk about love, But speak out of love cause most of the liars are only perfect of talking about nothing but passion & don't talk about justice, But speak out of justice cause most of the oppressors are only perfect of talking about nothing but rightness.”

“You don't know what you're talking about," he says. "And you shouldn't talk about things you know nothing about.”

“Don't you feel like a little glass of rum? It's Cuban, like all the good stuff that kills you.”

“I wasn't fooled. He was avoiding looking at me. "There's nothing to talk about.""I knew you'd say that. Actually, it was a toss-up between that and 'I don't know what you're talking about.'"Dimitri sighed.”