“To a man standing on the shore, time passes quicker than to a man on a boat — especially if the man on the boat is with his wife.”

“This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal.”

“It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand.”

“He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.”

“This man has home and child and wife
And battle set for every day.
This man has God and love and life;
These stand, all else shall pass away.”

“The French man-of-war was small and agile, and from the deck of the fishing boat looked as big as a frigate. She was carrying so much sail it made Browne feel that their own boat was unmoving …”

“Adam hid in the Garden of Eden. Moses tried to substitute his brother. Jonah jumped a boat and was swallowed by a whale… Man likes to run from God. It's a tradition.”

“He’s not really a religious man, but he knows which side his bread’s buttered on. The churches pay his salary, so he doesn’t want anyone rocking the boat with unorthodox rumours.”

“Longer boats are coming to win us
Hold on to the shore, or —
They’ll be taking the key from the door”

“Time is a river, and books are boats.”