Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our destiny. There will always be other ships and men to sail in them. It is these men, in peace or war, to whom we owe so much. Above all victories, beyond all loss, in spite of changing values in a changing world, they give to us, their countrymen, eternal and indomitable pride.


The Essential Noël Coward Compendium: The Very Best of His Work, Life and Times (ed. 2009)

Noël Coward Quotes

Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our...

Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our...

Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our...

Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our...