"The greatest asset of a race is its culture."

"Dat's what makes a man and a woman. You can't have one without the other."

"Gator got your tongue? Or did a chicken peck it out?"

"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes…"

"The very first thing I want to do is to get hold of a white man and get him to tell me how he feels about being white."