The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings. And the sea is precisely their best vehicle, the only medium through which these giants (against which terrestrial animals, such as elephants or rhinoceroses, are as nothing) can be produced or developed

I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new

The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.

Anything you can imagine you can make real.

Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not

I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women's clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager? Queen Victoria: I do! I've got 20 quid riding on you

Liberty is worth paying for.