“On a favourite way to spend a day in Scotland: One of Scotland's great experiences is sailing into Tobermoray after a week long cruise down the western isles. It is a bit like sailing into Manhatten on the QEII and seeing all the skyscrapers but after Stornoway, Skalpy Harris and Barra, Tobermoray is more impressive.”

“After the week of stormy weather, she set sail under sunny skies, on a glassy sea with a big swell running.”

“Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind…”

“Where great whales come sailing by,
Sail and sail, with unshut eye,
Round the world for ever and aye?
When did music come this way?
Children dear, was it yesterday?”

“After a few weeks of this she'd spend a whole day weeping, beating at herself as if on fire.”

“How much does a man live, after all?/ Does he live a thousand days, or one only?
For a week, or for several centuries?/ How long does a man spend dying?/ What does it mean to say 'for ever'?”

“A sail boat that sails backwards can never see the sun rise.”

“And we're sailing, we're sailing,
Way up to Caledonia,
We're from Denmark.”

“On that day all the gods looked down from heaven upon the ship and the might of the heroes, half-divine, the bravest of men then sailing the sea.”

“Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”