Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. Votes: 20
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Votes: 16
A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space. Votes: 11
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace. Votes: 7
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Votes: 0
It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility. Votes: 0
A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale. Votes: 0
Like a running blaze on a plain, like a flash of lightning in the clouds. We live in the flicker. Votes: 0
When one has got to make correct entries, one comes to hate those savages--hate them to the death. Votes: 0
We can never cease to be ourselves. Votes: 0
We live as we dream--alone.... Votes: 0
Kisses are the remnants of paradise. Votes: 0
I do not know whether I have been a good seaman, but I know I have been a very faithful one. Votes: 0
The humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life. Votes: 0
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind. Votes: 0
Being a lady is a frightfully troublesome assignment, since it comprises mainly in managing men. Votes: 0
Necessity, they say, is mother of invention, but fear, too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions. Votes: 0
I was constantly watching myself, my secret self, as dependent on my actions as my own personality Votes: 0
A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence. Votes: 0