Japanese Ship Naming

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

    “The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.”
    —Paul Theroux (b. 1941)

    “A ship’s not a ship to me ‘til she gets her teeth into green water.”
    —John Rhodes Sturdy, Canadian screenwriter. Richard Rossen. Evans (Walter Sande)

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