“ It was a symposium of horror and heroism, the like of which has not been known in the civilized world since man established his dominion over the sea. The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
“ Many of those who elected to remain might have escaped. 'Chivalry' is a mild appellation for their conduct. Some of the vaunted knights of old were desperate cowards by comparison. A fight in the open… The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
“ [T]hen all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago. Herman Melville
“ I phoned the Admiral back.'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'There was a short pause on the end of the line then his voice rattled into life like a sabre.'They're lying, Tim!'… Tim FitzHigham
“ The dangers of the sea should always take precedenceover the violence of the enemy’Rear-Admiral Ben Bryant CB, DSO and two bars, DSC Ben Bryant
“ With this idea, being a man with long experience of the sea (and they certainly have a great advantage over other men in any sort of task)... Garcilaso de la Vega
“ The soul, they say, is divine and the flesh is iniquity. But I am a musician and I ask this - without the wood and the strings of the violin, where would the sonata find form? Kathleen Valentine
