Quotes about speedboat

A collection of quotes on the topic of speedboat.

Quotes about speedboat

“One naturally regrets not being an expert or one of those insiders who thoroughly understand. It's hell to be an amateur. A little reflection calms your sorrow, however. The experts in their own little speedboat, the rest of us floating with the rest of mankind in a great barge — that is the picture.”

Saul Bellow (1915–2005) Canadian-born American writer

"The Day They Signed the Treaty" (1979), p. 224
It All Adds Up (1994)

Hell, Understanding, Nature

“But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat.”

Sophie Kinsella book Remember Me?

Source: Remember Me?

“To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.”

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer

Source: 1990s, Screening History (1992), Ch. 1: The Prince and the Pauper, pp.2-3