Quote by Paul S. Kemp Download Open image ““Vader made most of the naval officers he encountered uncomfortable”” — Paul S. Kemp ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“For a moment, caught up in the aftereffects of his vision, Vader wondered what it would be like to face his Master in battle,… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
“I talked with the admiral’s staff. Military personnel are the worst, no disrespect intended. They clam up tighter than a bullfrog’s ass.” — Feather Stone Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Thanks anyway,' Vanderdecker repeated, and wandered off to have a stare at the sea. It was his equivalent to beating his head repeatedly against… — Tom Holt Copy Share Image
“ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS. One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE.” — Francis Grose Copy Share Image
“...for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself...” — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“Naval aviation, they believed, was not inherently dangerous. Sure, there were risks, but if you were good—really good, like they were—nothing bad would happen.” — Robert Gandt Copy Share Image
“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Ping Jockey than do any other job in the Navy. Here, he could hear everything. Even on a boring night like this, he knew… — Michael C. Grumley Copy Share Image
“At a time of deep naval peace, when social connections were a means to the top, when royal yachts brought career advantage, and when officers had to use whatever leverage they could to stand out from the crowd – when obedience and paintwork, pomp and circumstance, were what made the Fleet tick – it was a simple matter for the… — Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon Copy Share
“and everything generally made shipshape, which seemed a desirable state of affairs, given that we were in fact aboard a ship.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“He seemed a little uneasy, and he welcomed me with something of the gratitude of the shipwrecked mariner who sights a sail.” — P G Wodehouse Copy Share Image
With young kids (I have four including the newborn) times passes weirdly for me. — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
My goal is to write stories that are connected, but not sequels in any meaningful sense. Like Howard's Conan tales or Leiber's Fahrrd &… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
“the creature belched a cloud of stink, the smell like rotting meat.” — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
“What are we doing?” Riven asked. Cale answered, “We’re watching.” Riven turned his eye to him. “He told you to leave.” Cale nodded. “It’s… — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
“Elders say that too much technology makes us slaves all over again.” — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
I loved The Weird (one of the stories in it inspired Blackalley in Discourse). — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
I'm unstuck in time. Also, I juggle like mad and have made myself efficient. — Paul S. Kemp Copy Share Image
