Nicholas Monsarrat Professions : Novelist Born : March 22, 1910 Died : August 8, 1979 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Nicholas Monsarrat Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world. Nicholas Monsarrat running inspirational funny The marvelous maturity of London! I would rather be dead in this town than preening my feathers in heaven. Nicholas Monsarrat maturity london heaven Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors