Famous Pirate Story

Famous quotes containing the words famous, pirate and/or story:

    “John Gilpin was a citizen
    Of credit and renown,
    A train-band captain eke was he
    Of famous London town.”
    —William Cowper (1731–1800)

    “A monarch, when good, is entitled to the consideration which we accord to a pirate who keeps Sunday School between crimes; when bad, he is entitled to none at all.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “The psychiatrist’s office: the only place I can be sure my story will be treated as sad, but interesting.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)