“Don’t look so worried. I’ve sailed the seven seas, and I’ve never had an unsuccessful adventure yet!” “Really? You’ve sailed all seven seas?” asked Darwin admiringly. “Every last one!” “What are the seven seas? I’ve always wondered.” “Aaarrr. Well, let’s… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share Image
“Babbage's Three Laws of Difference Engines First Law: A difference engine must have at least six cogs. Second Law: A difference engine must be… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
Here's your first problem," he said, pointing at a sentence. "'Religion is the opium of the people.' Well, I don't know about people, but… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“There was soot and orphans everywhere, and gaslit cobbled streets full of fog and sinister gentlemen out for a night of illicit murder. It… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“The Captain’s boat inspections were always pretty slapdash, because they mainly just involved him looking at the ropes and planks and barnacles and then… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
You don't know what it is to live and laugh and love and run a man through! You've never tasted salty air on your… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
This is what I like about life at sea. It’s one long voyage of discovery. Solid water! What will they think of next? Hopefully… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“I should say we’d reach England by Tuesday or thereabouts, with a decent wind behind us. It would be a lot quicker than that… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“Just then there came the wheezy sound of an accordion. It was an odd little tune that, had he been alive exactly one hundred… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“In his time the Pirate Captain had made a number of dramatic entrances of his own – not always intentional it had to be… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“It was about as close as you could get to the platonic ideal of a ham, if Plato had spent more time discussing hams… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
With a sound like a bat hitting a watermelon, pirate fist connected with pirate jaw and a gold tooth bounced across the deck. — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
I would like to tell you that I wrote my book to push back artistic boundaries. But I didn't. I wrote it to impress… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
“It’s not really my fault. The problem is that my mouth just comes out with these things. And you can’t blame me for what… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share
