That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.

This is what I like about life at sea. It’s one long voyage of discovery. Solid water! What will they think of next? Hopefully a pony who solves crimes.

With a sound like a bat hitting a watermelon, pirate fist connected with pirate jaw and a gold tooth bounced across the deck.

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!

I would like to tell you that I wrote my book to push back artistic boundaries. But I didn't. I wrote it to impress a girl.

That explains a lot, ' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.

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.

A powerful truth is that if we love the Lord, love His Word, love His people, and love one another, we won’t want to gossip.

To err his human, to stroll is Parisian.

Getting hit is not cool.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

The shovel is the brother to the gun.

The highest type of meditation is done in silence. In silence there are no mantras. Mantras are not essential, but they can be very helpful.

You need to push yourself, put yourself in uncomfortable situations rather than stick to your comfort zone.

There's nothing wrong with the word conspiracy. It just means 'to breathe together.'

I started carrying blank books like this one around, which I would fill with all the things I couldn't say.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.