human
Why should we accept ready-made standards? Edgar said.
gpt
None of the great governing forces of life can fit into a ditch of conventions.
human
No.
gpt
Sometimes you have to set out to sea and turn your back on the old familiar coastline.
human
In a pleasure boat for an excursion.
gpt
In a sailing ship for distant seas.
human
Argosies have a way of turning into penny steamers.
gpt
You ought not to say that--you of all people, who sail the seas in a tub with a sunshade.
human
Oh, she said,
gpt
I am at the mercy of the winds. But you have a harbour and an anchor and a flag to fly.
human
You are thinking that I'm a fool.
gpt
Yes.
human
One must sometimes cut one's losses.
gpt
One must sometimes cut one's gains--a much more difficult thing.
human
You can't throw away light.
gpt
The world is brighter with your back to the sun.
human
Virginia, he said,
gpt
I have made up my mind.
human
What can I say? I am helpless. I see you going shipwreck on dummy rocks--the water let in by a penknife.
gpt
You are cruel.
human
Don't you think I know those frontiers, when paradise seems but a step away, but you know that it is a step you can't retrace?
gpt
Why should you want to go backwards?
human
Behind us, she murmured,