“We pulled for you when the wind was against us and the sails were low.
Will you never let us go?”

“Don't go getting full of yourself becuase once you do, somebody's going to come and let the wind out of your sails”

“Never initiate the use of force against another man. Never let his use of force against you remain unanswered by force.”

“Isn't that what a good story does? It pulls you in and never lets you go.”

“Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table.”

“When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails”

“When everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it….”

“Percy let me go, she croaked. You can't pull me up.

Never”

“Oh redwood tree,
Please let us under,
When we were young we used to go,
Under the redwood tree,
And it smelled like rain,
Maybe even thunder,
Won't you keep us from all harm,
Wonderful redwood tree.”

“It is very easy to sail along with the majority -- easy to sail the way the boats are going -- easy to float with the stream; but when you come to swim against the tide, with the men on the shore throwing rocks at you, you will get a good deal of exercise in this world.”