And suddenly I rejoiced in the great security of the sea as compared with the unrest of the land, in my choice of that untempted life presenting no disquieting problems, invested with an elementary moral beauty by the absolute straightforwardness of its appeal and by the singleness of its purpose.

The good author is he who contemplates without marked joy or excessive sorrow the adventures of his soul amongst criticisms.

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness

Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes.

Everything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.

The humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life.

Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.