Sailor's Choice Quotes

“Little crackies only understand certain words,” explained the captain, “but a Newfoundland understands whole sentences.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“It isn’t every man lucky enough to get an old-time Newfoundland dog that can work like a horse and think like a man.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“But Sailor slowly padded down the road. He had remembered the other duck floating in the water.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“Seal hunters from all over the big island were swarming all over the big island were swarming into town to join their ships. They swaggered like pirates in their high boots, with sculping knives hanging from the belts that cinched their waists. They gathered in groups on the sidewalk, these rugged men in canvas jackets and slouched caps. The strange nasal dialect of men from the norther outports filled the frosty air. They talked of noggheads and ballycatters, bedlamers and jinkers – words alien to Tom’s ears.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“The hunters raced toward the bawling whitecoats and their nimble parent, who were ducking down bobbing holes. Swiftly they dispatched whitecoat after whitecoat with a quick hard blown on the snout. Almost as swiftly they rolled each plump body over and shucked off the pelt with its lining of fat. These sculps were then fastened to ropes and pulled into one big pile. “Scoting the tow” John Noseworthy called it.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“As fine a man as ever who broke a cake of the world’s bread,” John Noseworthy often said of the captain.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“The boy took the plump furry cherub into his arms. The cuddly white coat was softer than any feathers. He stroked the pup and felt Its tickly whiskers. Tears gather in its dark eyes.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“I’ve got ten fingers, you see.” He said, “and maybe that’s more than enough, but was I to lose even one under the cleaver, I’d miss it awful.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice

“Jamie and Meg stopped to look at the rocky cliffs on their right.

“I never saw so much rock,” remarked Jamie.

Jack explained. “Uncle Tom says that when God finished making the world He had a lot of rocks left over, so He dumped them on Newfoundland. And Uncle Tom thinks this is where He dumped most of them.”
― George Loh, Sailor's Choice