“1954. Smog prevents airplanes from landing and ships from docking for three days.”

“The dog sniffed at the bonfire like a ship with a wet nose docking at a foreign port." -Mgru”

“The smog was heavy, my eyes were weeping from it, the sun was hot, the air stank, a regular hell is L.A.”

“But never had he felt more enthralled than he was right now, sitting beside Evie on a weathered old dock, with a blazing afternoon sun, almost brutal in its clarity, bathing everything in pure light. Sweat trickled down his back and chest from the steamy heat, and his entire body pulsed with life. Even his fingertips throbbed. It took all of his formidable self-control to prevent himself from pushing her down on the dock and spreading her legs for his entry.”

“A female ship should slowly go to dock when she sees a male harbour, for this is the most natural thing to do!”

“Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked.”