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He does not lose anything, for with the loss of himself he loses the knowledge of loss.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me. There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
My first thought was that a man who had come through a collision and rubbed shoulders with death merited more attention than I received.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
Hist, now, between you an' meself and the stanchion there, this Wolf Larsen is a regular devil, an' the Ghost'll be a hell ship like she's always been since he had hold iv her.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
Wolf - tis what he is. He's not blackhearted like some men. 'Tis no heart he has at all. Wolf. just Wolf, tis what he is. D'ye wonder he's well named?
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
It was patent that this terrible man was no ignorant clod, such as one would inevitably suppose him to be from his exhibitions of brutality. At once he became an enigma.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
These women, capable of the most sublime emotions, of the tenderest sympathies, were openmouthed and screaming. They wanted to live, they were helpless, likes rats in a trap, and they screamed.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
Life? Bah! It has no value. Of cheap things it is the cheapest.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
And through it all, calm and impassive, leaning on his elbow and gazing down, Wolf Larsen seemed lost in a great curiosity. This wild stirring of yeasty life, this terrific revolt and defiance of matter that moved, perplexed and interested him.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
He was not immoral, but merely unmoral.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
Concerning his own rages, I am convinced that they are not real, that they are sometimes experiments, but that in the main they are the habits of a pose or attitude he has seen fit to take toward his fellowman.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
"The cap'n is Wolf Larsen, or so men call him. I never heard his other name. But you better speak soft with him. He is mad this morning. The mate-" But he did not finish. The cook had glided in.
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
"My vision is clear and far. I could almost believe in God. But" - and his voice changed and the light went out of his face - "what is this condition in which I find myself? This joy of living? This exultation of life? This inspiration, I may well call it? It comes when there is nothing wrong with one's digestion, when the stomach is in trim and and his appetite has an edge, and all goes well."
The Sea-Wolf (1904)