He Hated All This, And Somehow He

There Is Nothing More Enticing, Disenchanting, And Enslaving Than The Life At Sea.

A Historian May Be An Artist Too, And A Novelist Is A Historian, The Preserver, The Keeper, The Expounder, Of Human Experience.

Your Strength Is Just An Accident Owed To The Weakness Of Others.

For A Time I Would Feel I Belonged Still To A World Of Straightforward Facts; But The Feeling Would Not Last Long. Something Would Turn Up To Scare It Away.

As A General Rule, A Reputation Is Built On Manner As Much As On Achievement.