Joshua Slocum Light Quotations

To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go. The tales of rough usage are for the most part exaggerations, as also are the tales of sea danger. To face the elements is, to be sure, no light matter when the sea is in its grandest mood. You must then know the sea, and know that you know it, and not forget that it was made to be sailed over.

Evening after evening during this time I read by the light of a candle on deck. There was no wind at all, and the sea became smooth and monotonous.