Nugent

Famous quotes containing the word nugent:

    Newspaperman: That was a magnificent work. There were these mass columns of Apaches in their war paint and feather bonnets. And here was Thursday leading his men in that heroic charge.
    Capt. York: Correct in every detail.
    Newspaperman: He’s become almost a legend already. He’s the hero of every schoolboy in America.
    —Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)

    Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver. And I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard. Now what’s all this crud about no movie tonight?
    —Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)

    A yellow ribbon, Miss Dandridge. You know what that means in the cavalry—a sweetheart.
    —Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)