Ishmael

“Five severed fingers do not make a hand.”

“People say that I’m sour and misanthropic, and I tell them they’re probably right. Argument of any sort, on any subject, has always seemed like a waste of time to me.”

“We don’t need prophets to tell us how to live; we can find out for ourselves by consulting what’s actually there.”

“Daunting isn’t nearly strong enough. To call it daunting is like calling the Atlantic damp.”