Sharpe

Sharpe (1993–1997, 2006, 2008) is a British series of television dramas about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are… more »

Jane:
I hate the bugle because I hate the army. Because I hate the war.

Sharpe:
We all hate the war.

Jane:
No you don't, you love it!

Sharpe:
I'm a soldier.

Jane:
What will you do when you get home, Richard? You'll still be a soldier, but there won't be a war. And if there's no war then you won't be happy. What will you do all day?

Sharpe:
Well, what every officer does. What every husband does. Whatever that is...

Jane:
I'll tell you what they do, Richard. They ride, they hunt, they gamble, they play cards, they look after their gardens, their dogs, their libraries. They wine and dine and make polite conversation. They cut a figure in society.

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