“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.” - Ishmael at the start of Herman Melville's Moby Dick
You can have a damp, drizzly November day in your soul at any time in the year, but this month in particular is a likely time for me. Then, I too account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.
Photos: Charlie Cox as Ishmael in Moby Dick (2011) Pt XIII
