It’s a difficult job to quote from this vast book when there are so many things to choose from! DH Lawrence commented upon the greatness of this mighty novel: “It is an epic (史诗）of the sea such as no man has equalled; and it is a book of deep symbolism of profound (深刻的）significance, and of much tiresomeness. But it is a great book, a very great book, the greatest book of the sea ever written. It moves awe (敬畏）in the soul.”