My between-books strategy was reading voraciously and on a whim.

It's all right to drill your crew, but why not drill the passengers.

He disliked the social obligations of the captaincy.

They looked more like day laborers than seamen.

There were always those passengers who came aboard bearing grudges against the modern age.

Murder was a fascination as always.

New York's perennial attraction was shopping.

If you had to jump six or seven feet or certainly drown, it's surprising how far even older people will jump.

I always thought a shipwreck was a well-organized affair, but I've learned the devil a lot in the last five minutes.

During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time.

My prophetic task would be twofold: to stand up to him, and to stand by him. To awaken his conscience, and to salve the pain this would cause him.

Closeness was the promise of suffering and pain

Everything you want lies on the other side of learning to trust yourself. Take a chance. Have faith. You already know who you are, what you want, and where you want to go.

Keep strong and affirm the Scriptures daily.

It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

Many of the men who had come to the wilderness to practice religion appeared to have forgotten its true nature.

I do all of these things," Daniel said, leaning into her so that their foreheads touched, "because you're my love, Lucinda. For me, you're all there is.

All the great ages have been ages of belief.