It’s all right,” the boy murmured as he felt her trembling. “My grandmother always told me ‘Never try to turn back on a new road—you don’t know what adventures await you.

“You're my woman, and no man or God or ghost will ever take you from me.”

“I stand by my opinions when I know I'm right, Captain Phelan. Whereas you stand…”

“Aristotle taught that stars are made of a different matter than the four earthl…”

“... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually b…”