How could men be driven so far beyond the bounds of humanity?Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
What a fascinatingly perilous thing it is to belong to the species man.Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.George Pollard Jr., In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Despair can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Survival is the triumph of the soul.Owen Chase, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nantucketers acknowledged the terrifying risks that lay at the core of their way of life, and then went out and faced them again. Because that was what they did.Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
To know how to wait was the great thing.Thomas Nickerson, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
We were alone. Alone in an unending sea of life. Alone in time and space. Alone with death.Owen Chase, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The whale ship was the incubator of American diversity.Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Human beings bail with buckets, not machines. We succeed or fail because of individuals, not systems.Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex