Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them.

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When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

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You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

Music is philosophy. Every chord, every word tells a story. If you listen you will...

Music is philosophy. Every chord, every word tells a story. If you listen you will...