Human experience Quote by Robert Lowell

“Many a ship's officer, caught in a storm or battle, and seized by a natural tendency to freeze up in terror, was moved to…

— Neal Stephenson

“Drawing a deep breath, she took control of her fear. She was a commander’s child. Her father had been born in poverty and had…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“All he asked of her was basic civility and an ounce of propriety, but she was like one of her sea creatures, goaded by…

— Anonymous

“I had an incredibly nasty retort ready that involved his mother and the U.S. Navy,”

— Rachel Hawkins

“He had believed the life of an officer was easy, full of undeserved privilege and comfort. He had not seen the responsibility that the…

— Paul Fraser Collard

“Her mother could sail impervious through reversals and snubs that would have sunk another woman. But she was defenseless against her own thoughts”

— Carey Wallace

“Then her mother – as skilled in the art of ambush as most mothers are – startled her with her furious, echoing roar.”

— John Flanagan

“She raised her head and saw a squadron of fighter planes. She stretched her hand high as if she could grab hold and climb…

— Sarah Sundin

“she thought that after what she had been through during the invasion she would stop being petty and grow up, grow wise and strong,…

— Milan Kundera

“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

“My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential. Two things were important to her and…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg