WIST Quotations

McFee, William -- “Something to Read,” Harper’s #829 (Jun 1919)

Dave — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:51:33 +0000

There is a pleasure unknown to the landsman in reading at sea.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
“Something to Read,” Harper’s #829 (Jun 1919)
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McFee, William -- “The Crusaders,” Atlantic (Sep 1919)

Dave — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:08:18 +0000

Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility, sits on one’s shoulders like some heavy imp of darkness, and one is preoccupied and, possibly, cantankerous.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
“The Crusaders,” Atlantic (Sep 1919)
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McFee, William -- (Attributed)

Dave — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:12:43 +0000

The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring in the ship?

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
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McFee, William -- Casuals of the Sea, Book 1, ch. 13 (1916)

Dave — Fri, 21 May 2021 20:21:45 +0000

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
Casuals of the Sea, Book 1, ch. 13 (1916)
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McFee, William -- Casuals of the Sea, Book 1, ch. 4 (1916)

Dave — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:38:23 +0000

It is so much easier to tell intimate things in the dark.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
Casuals of the Sea, Book 1, ch. 4 (1916)
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McFee, William -- Casuals of the Sea, Book 2, ch 6 (1916)

Dave — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:09:16 +0000

People don’t ever seem to realize that doing what’s right’s no guarantee against misfortune.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
Casuals of the Sea, Book 2, ch 6 (1916)
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Sometimes paraphrased "Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune."

McFee, William -- Casuals of the Sea, Book 2, ch. 2 (1916)

Dave — Fri, 28 May 2021 14:34:45 +0000

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.

William McFee (1881-1966) English writer
Casuals of the Sea, Book 2, ch. 2 (1916)
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