Black Sails Quotes
Silver: Why?
Vincent: I thought you made it clear what I was to do.
Silver: How the fuck could you have thought that?
Vincent: You said he could sink us. You gave me a look.
Silver: Let me see if I have this. Flint gives an order, but to get you men to follow it I need to come down here, put on a show and convince you it's in your interest? But I give you a look, and you're willing to murder a man over it?
Vincent: I listen to Flint because you tell me it's in my interests. I listen to you, because I know you give a shit about my interests and I ain't the only one that thinks that way.
Flint: She was writing about me.
Miranda: Do you think?
Flint: I suppose I can't blame her, a girl her age with what she's been through. It's a credit to her that she can function at all.
There will be no more dissent against Captain Flint. There will be no subversion of his plans. There will be nothing but adherence to the principle that we are, none of us, safe until we are all safe. Does anyone have a problem with that?
Billy
I don't imagine I'm alone in having taken some comfort in the idea of all of this coming to an end, but now no gold. We're back to the same two choices we've known our entire lives. Toil for another man's benefit or steal for our own. Unless, Captain Flint just showed us a third way. A reconciliation, pardons and not because we need to apologize for what we've done. Not because we got any desire to go back to where we came from, but because maybe, with a little help, this place could be the reason we never have to do either again.
Silver
I can only scavenge leads generated by Eleanor for so long. I have an appetite for something larger than that, and it requires expanding. Proper spies, perhaps off the island as well. For this I need a partner with knowledge of the sea and I need a partner I can trust.
Max
Silver: There's no we, we stopped being a thing of any relevance about an hour ago.
Flint: Is that so?
Silver: I believe I've been clear about the nature of my investment here. The gold was the inducement, now no gold...
Flint: It's an unfortunate development, but we have to adapt and quickly.
Silver: Adapt? I've had about my fill of adapting lately. Doing your bidding, keeping the crew in line for you.
Flint: I wasn't the only one to benefit from that.
Silver: It certainly seemed that way. Even now you're the only one benefiting from it.
Flint: What are you saying? That I'm benefiting from the gold having disappeared?
Silver: It certainly solved a number of problems for you; didn't it? I have a half mind to wonder if you didn't orchestrate this whole thing to your advantage.
Vane: I saved your life. I killed him for you. Low and his crew, I killed them all to protect you.
Eleanor: You didn't do it for me.
Vane: You will turn on absolutely anyone; won't you? So what's the plan? Leave me to answer for this among the men? Assume they'll tear me to pieces for granting access to the woman who stole the girl out from under us; my death sentence. Listen to me clearly. Put down that key, walk back through that gate, return the girl and I will sort this with the men. You have my word. But lock that gate and there is no walking back through it; ever. And I assure you, you will hear from me again.
We control something so valuable, the whole of England wants it. We control Nassau and the ransom we are going to demand for her is going to be fucking enormous. More than money, more than land; legitimacy.
Eleanor
Flint: Did Billy say what happened?
Silver: He was fished from the water by the Scarborough, tortured and escaped.
Flint: Did he say how he went into the water?
Silver: He said he lost his footing and he fell. He said you tried to save him.
Flint: And how did the crew react to hearing that?
Silver: Stunned and surprised I would say.
If Lord Ashe is to have any prayer of succeeding in what you are asking of him, not only can you not retrieve the Urca gold, no one else here can retrieve it either.
Richard Guthrie
Flint: If you're looking for something more immediate, then how about your own survival? If we can not agree to do this together then I walk out of here and I lead my men in cutting down what remains of yours.
Vane: This girl is so valuable to you, yet you would risk her death just to punish me? You have one of two choices, try and take her and hope she survives the fight or pay me what she's worth.
Flint: And what exactly do you estimate that to be?
Vane: One Spanish Man of War.
Flint: There is a girl in your possession, her name is Abigail. Give her to me and I will stand down my men, you can have the fort.
Eleanor: You'd give all this up for a little money?
Flint: She's worth more to me than money. She's the future of this place.
