“If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.”

“If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.”

“I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.”

“Sometimes you recognize that there is a category of human experience that has not been identified but everyone knows about it. That is when I find a term to describe it.”

“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”