Quotes by : Gideon Defoe

That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the....

The Captain was wearing his best blousey shirt, his beard was gleaming in the early morning light and....

I fear it is the end for us,’ wailed Marx as the bears inched closer. ‘Is this the way you saw yourself....

The Captain’s boat inspections were always pretty slapdash, because they mainly just involved him looking....

I’m making a list of when it’s acceptable for a pirate to cry. […] So far I’ve got: one - when....

Just then there came the wheezy sound of an accordion. It was an odd little tune that, had he been alive....

It’s not really my fault. The problem is that my mouth just comes out with these things. And you can’t....

In his time the Pirate Captain had made a number of dramatic entrances of his own – not always intentional....

I should say we’d reach England by Tuesday or thereabouts, with a decent wind behind us. It would be....

They both fell silent. For a while the only sound they could hear was the noise of books resting on shelves,....