I love Moby Dick. My copy is beaten up and written in from front to back. There’s so wisdom on every page. Here’s my favourite passage and one that seems to come up most often in conversation:

I should have underline the next line too. It’s true that if you’ve been comfortable for a long time, you can’t really appreciate your comfort anymore. I wonder what it would be like if, instead of always seeking comfort, people sought both comfort and contrast. I guess some people already do.