"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes…"

"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peak of the mountain and shouted for joy."

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

"I would not exchange my life for any other. I have enjoyed every minute of it."

"It’s a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing."