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Quotes from Where Eagles Dare — Alistair MacLean

1922–1987 Scotland

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7 quotes

“It is no small thing, Major, to be lost in a blizzard in the night skies over war-torn Europe.”

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

Being at the wrong end of a Schmeisser machine pistol does not make for an easy cordiality in relationships.

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

The motorcycle patrol’s decision to elect for discretion in lieu of suicidal valour was as immediate as it was automatic.

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

But, delusions or not, he had had, as he deluded so often had—to the dismay and consternation of their allegedly saner brethren—impeccable taste.

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

“Well, what did I tell you?” von Brauchitsch said expansively. “Coffee to match the surroundings!”
Coffee to match the surroundings, Mary thought, would have tasted of hemlock.

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

With a face and a figure and an acting talent like that, she could have had Hollywood tramping a path of beaten gold to her doorstep.

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

“The Major Smiths of this world don’t drive over the edge of a cliff. Quotation from the future Mrs. Schaffer. The Major Smiths of this world don’t fall off the roofs of cable cars. Quotation from the future Mrs. Schaffer’s future husband.”

Where Eagles Dare (1967)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alistair MacLean (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.