“There are good sailors. Well, some good sailors. In a way they are ideal as husbands. They drop in every six months for a wild celebration, then they drop out again before one gets bored with their company or annoyed with by their habits.”
“A good sailor knows everything is always changing.”
“Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!”
“After the Second World War, San Francisco was the main point of re-entry for sailors returning from the Pacific. Out at sea, many of these sailors had picked up amatory habits that were frowned upon back on dry land. So these sailors stayed in San Francisco . . .”
“For sailors with a desire for wind, memory is a good port of departure.”
“For sailors who love the wind, memory is a good port of departure.”