You obviously don't know what an Old Man of the Sea great wealth is. It is not a fat purse and time to spend it. Its owner finds himself beset on every side, at every hour, wherever he goes, by persistent pleaders, like beggars in Bombay, each demanding that he invest or give away part of his wealth. He becomes… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
“Honor and duty will ride upon my shoulders till the day I die, like the old man of the sea, who once… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Well, we can't have it, so don't let us grumble but shoulder our bundles and trudge along as cheerfully as Marmee does.… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old… — Marianne Moore Copy Share Image
