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)

    “Small pity for him!—He sailed away
    From a leaking ship in Chaleur Bay,—”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

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