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The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics QUOTES

The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics QUOTES

1 " They both fell silent. For a while the only sound they could hear was the noise of books resting on shelves, which wasn’t really enough of a sound to distract them from the awkwardness of the moment. "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

2 " If you knew how many hidden depths I had your pretty eyes would pop right out of your winsome face. Not literally of course - that would be disgusting. I wouldn’t envy the man who had to clean up a pair of popped eyes, especially given the state of this deck. I’m not sure we even have any cleaning products that work for popped eyes, although I suppose a general viscera cleaner would do the trick. "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

3 " The Captain’s boat inspections were always pretty slapdash, because they mainly just involved him looking at the ropes and planks and barnacles and then nodding to show that he approved of whatever they happened to be doing. "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

4 " You can't reduce passion and flair and eating ham to numbers, sir! "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

5 " Babbage's Three Laws of Difference Engines

First Law: A difference engine must have at least six cogs.

Second Law: A difference engine must be able to operate a loom.

Third law: A difference engine must be able to kill a man, should the mood so take it. "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

6 " You don't know what it is to live and laugh and love and run a man through! You've never tasted salty air on your tongue or waved heartily at a mermaid! "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics

7 " It's like my old Aunt Joan always used to say: if you're going to end up fighting monsters, Pirate Captain, try to stick to ventriloquist's dummies who have gone alive. "

― Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics