As one sees a river pass into the ocean, lose itself in it, its water for a time distinguished from that of the sea, till it gradually becomes transf….

For an instant she felt them, their identities, almost their substance, pass over her head like a wave. At some time she would be — or no, already sh….

There's nothing I won't attempt..

I never lost a little fish - Yes, I'm free to say. It always was the biggest fish I caught, that got away..

Those who would administer [charity] wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate ….

However baby man may brag of his science and skill, and however much, in a flattering future, that science and skill may augment; yet for ever and fo….

Everyone thought I had everything. I had nothing..

You have to take everything as it comes..

Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something!.

There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear - the city of London and the South Seas..

Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale... from hell's heart I stab at thee..

At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect..

Let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God..

I feel I must fight for [my music], because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not just to go on hugging the shore, afraid t….

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe, - Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew..

I don't go where I'm tolerated. I go where I'm celebrated..

No one is content with his own lot..

Think of life as a voyage. The truest liver of the truest life is like a voyager who, as he sails, is not indifferent to all the beauty of the sea ar….

Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea..

I am not an adolescent, nor a romantic. I analyze objectively..

I respect religion and will respect any religion..