"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every shore."

"Dat's what makes a man and a woman. You can't have one without the other."

"There is nothing in the world that can take the place of persistence."

"It seems to me that the human race is like a lot of children playing in a nursery, and the grown-ups are not coming."

"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…"