Drabble Quote - from Frenchman's Creek

May 29, 2011 22:37

“He is not married, I suppose?”

“No, my lady. Marriage and piracy do not go together.”

“What if his wife should love the sea?”

“Women are apt to obey the laws of nature, my lady, and produce babies.”

“Ah, very true, William.”

“And women who produce babies have a liking for their own fireside, they no longer want to roam. So a man is faced at once with a ( Read more... )

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compassrose7577 June 1 2011, 00:14:34 UTC
Ah! You always find the best quotes. This one is particularly significant. Pretty well sums up the whole "man of the sea" thing, doesn't it?

Now, if only the women in these men's lives could come to understand this concept a little more. (wink)

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kseenaa June 2 2011, 20:27:15 UTC
Now that's a quote... Very poetic.

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