“[Serialism] is like a sailless ship, driven out to sea by its captain, who has grown tired of its being used only as a pontoon, and who is privately convinced that by subjecting life aboard to the rules of an elaborate protocol, he will prevent the crew from thinking nostalgically either of their home port or of their ultimate destination.…” ThinkingHomeUsedSeaUltimateTiredConvincedDrivenShipsDestinationCaptainsCrewPortProtocol Author:Claude Levi-Strauss
“The arrival of the Barbary pirates radically changed English attitudes. Instead of patriotic pirates plundering foreign cargoes and bringing them homes to enrich their countrymen, the 'Turks' were in the usual Mediterranean business of slave-raiding - and now the English were the victims. The West Country men suffered the heaviest, and did not appreciate the irony. The Newfoundland fishery, dominated by Devon ports, lost at least 20 ships in 1611 alone.” MenCountryHomeLostAttitudeChangedAppreciateVictimSlaveWestShipsIronyPatrioticUsualPiratePortArrivalsCountrymenDevonFisheriesRaiding Author:Nicholas Rodger
“I bought ... the pins with my three daughters in mind; the ships are beautiful, graceful, and moving along at full sail, having long since left home port.” MindChildrenLongHomeBeautifulMovingThreeLeftDaughterShipsSailPinsPortThree Daughters Author:Madeleine Albright