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Do you know how much a salamander would adore being in a volcano, Amma?” “How much?” “Quite a bloody lot!”
“Ah Padriac. I have often wondered if boys who have flaming red hair up top also have...yep.”
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
“But surely we are not allowed..."
"Allowed?" I counters. "We're allowed to do anything in this world until someone says we ain't allowed and that someone can back it up.”
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"Allowed?" I counters. "We're allowed to do anything in this world until someone says we ain't allowed and that someone can back it up.”
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“You've got to think of the fine times you had with your mate, not the moment of his perishin'. Every tear you shed now only wets his windin' sheet and disturbs his rest”
― Bloody Jack
― Bloody Jack
“A girl that's born for hangin' ain't likely to be drowned.”
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“And if that is the Foremast, what do you think that sail might be called, Mr. Wheeler?"
"The Foresail?"
"Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..."
..."The Next Sail, Sir?"
"Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.”
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"The Foresail?"
"Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..."
..."The Next Sail, Sir?"
"Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.”
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