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Walter Lord quotes: I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing.

I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing.

Walter Lord quotes: Try and get off with Major Butt

Try and get off with Major Butt

Walter Lord quotes: The clock in the wireless shack said 12:45 A.M. when the Titanic sent the first SOS call in history.

The clock in the wireless shack said 12:45 A.M. when the Titanic sent the first SOS call in history.

Walter Lord quotes: Possession of the ice didn't remain a Third Class monopoly for long.

Possession of the ice didn't remain a Third Class monopoly for long.

Walter Lord quotes: I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.

I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.

Walter Lord quotes: You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.

You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.

Walter Lord quotes: But legends are part of great events, and if they help keep alive the memory of gallant self-sacrifice, they serve their purpose.

But legends are part of great events, and if they help keep alive the memory of gallant self-sacrifice, they serve their purpose.

Walter Lord quotes: caused no end of trouble. It took the air cover from all four carriers to handle them properly.

caused no end of trouble. It took the air cover from all four carriers to handle them properly.

Walter Lord quotes: Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.

Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.

Walter Lord quotes: Robertson called his ship the Titan; the White Star Line called its ship the Titanic. This is the story of her last night.

Robertson called his ship the Titan; the White Star Line called its ship the Titanic. This is the story of her last night.

Walter Lord quotes: Overriding everything else, the Titanic also marked the end of a general feeling of confidence.

Overriding everything else, the Titanic also marked the end of a general feeling of confidence.

Walter Lord quotes: It is a rash man indeed who would set himself up as final arbiter on all that happened the incredible night the Titanic went down.

It is a rash man indeed who would set himself up as final arbiter on all that happened the incredible night the Titanic went down.

Walter Lord quotes: Mrs. George Widener was met not by automobile but by a special train - consisting of a private Pullman, another car for ballast, and a locomotive.

Mrs. George Widener was met not by automobile but by a special train - consisting of a private Pullman, another car for ballast, and a locomotive.

Walter Lord quotes: Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future.

Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future.

Walter Lord quotes: This was the era when gentlemen formally offered their services to "unprotected ladies" at the start of an Atlantic voyage.

This was the era when gentlemen formally offered their services to "unprotected ladies" at the start of an Atlantic voyage.

Walter Lord quotes: Seen and unseen, the great and the unknown tumbled together in a writhing heap as the bow plunged deeper and the stern rose higher.

Seen and unseen, the great and the unknown tumbled together in a writhing heap as the bow plunged deeper and the stern rose higher.