Funny quotes Quote by Gideon Defoe

“The captain drummed his fingers on the console. He was afraid that he might soon be conducting his own research project to find out…

— Terry Pratchett

“It was like we were at sea together and had to figure out how to make a boat work.”

— Chip Zdarsky

“The key to being a successful skipper is to see the ship through the eyes of the crew.”

— D. Michael Abrashoff

“The Captain, so close as he was, didn’t warrant their attention. Even a fly on a horse’s hindquarters gets a tail whip. And that…

— Greever Williams

“He waited at her side, staring... hovering. She had the distinct impression this man wasn't used to being disobeyed. My, but he was an…

— Madison Thorne Grey

“Why did people do it? Why this herd curiosity about a street, a house, windows, doors? He was a public servant, the Inspector mused,…

— Ellery Queen

“Fisher said, “to be a good admiral, a man does not need to be a good sailor. That’s a common mistake. He needs good…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

“In my land we don't question someone who has been touched deeply. There is no malign shadow over capsized boats.”

— René Char

“He always had to know who was going. I swear, if that guy was shipwrecked somewhere, and you rescued him in the god damn…

— J.D. Salinger

“If life were a sea adventure, I knew: I wouldn't be sailor, pirate, or cabin boy but more likely a barnacle clinging to the…

— Sara Levine

“It was like the engineer had broken some code of the sea that said you must assist pirates in taking over your ship.”

— Richard Phillips

“But these matters did not annoy him. It is almost certain that if the boat capsized he would have tumbled comfortably out upon the…

— Stephen Crane