Douglas Reeman > Quotes

“the Navy spread its influence, they were always bumping into each other. Then Wolfe had married Sarah, his sister, and the knots had strengthened even more. Until they had started working on the nuclear boats with the Americans at the Holy Loch. Looking back, it was hard to gauge the exact moment when things had started to go wrong. Jermain had returned from a long training cruise to find Wolfe beside himself with anxiety and despair. It had all seemed so confused and pointless. Sarah had left him, and it appeared that things had been bad for some time. When it became obvious that she had left him for another man, an American officer from the Holy Loch, Wolfe’s bitterness had changed to an”
― Douglas Reeman, The Deep Silence

“clearly. Was the ship still off the coast or even afloat? With sudden clarity he remembered the small knot of Turkish soldiers and the flash of bayonets just”
― Douglas Reeman, H.M.S. Saracen

“Quos deus vult perdere prius dementat,”
― Douglas Reeman, A Prayer for the Ship

“revolutions. Periscope”
― Douglas Reeman, Surface with Daring

“voicepipe. And it was about midnight, a warning in itself.”
― Douglas Reeman, The Glory Boys

“To his surprise, the voice replied,”
― Douglas Reeman, Winged Escort

“Devane saw Dundas hurrying to meet them and said dryly, ‘Thanks Ralph. How can Barker have served in 1919 in a destroyer, and have lost a son in North Africa, and still look so young?’
Beresford smiled. ‘Will power and hair dye. Never fails.”
― Douglas Reeman, Torpedo Run

“on time, no matter what.”
― Douglas Reeman, The Deep Silence