Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Herman Melville on Sailing

"Some years ago, never mind how long precisely, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." -HM Moby Dick

"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts." -HM in Mazatlan, Mexico

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

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