Reflections by award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett, author of many books about the sea
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
They said it
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters
-- Solomon Short
I occasionally surprise myself with how beautiful I was and how well I delivered a line, but generally I just feel sad at the sight of all that wonderful hair
--Roger Moore after watching his old 007 films
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest
--Mark Twain
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane
--Herman Hesse
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past-Robertson Davies
A celebrity is a person who works hard to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized
-- Fred Allen
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of
--Burt Bacharach
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