Japanese Ship Naming

Famous quotes containing the words japanese, ship and/or naming:

“The Japanese say, “If the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.””
—Lester Cole, U.S. screenwriter, Nathaniel Curtis, and Frank Lloyd. Nick Condon (James Cagney)

“Only one ship is seeking us a black- Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her back
A huge and birdless silence. In her wake
No waters breed or break.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Husband,
who am I to reject the naming of foods
in a time of famine?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)