“I’ll always be there, Anna, in every ship you see sailing past. I’ll be the wind in its sail.”
“Every ship is a romantic object, except that we sail in. ”
“The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind.”
“I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam. It is possible, in deep space, to sail on solar wind. Light, be it particle or wave, has force: you can rig a giant sail and go. The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff”
“The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.”
“You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.”