We saw the film "Elizabeth" with Cate Blanchett in the leading role and Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh. We were both awestruck by the following passage when Raleigh describes to Queen Elizabeth the New World:
"Can you imagine what it is to cross an ocean? For weeks you see nothing but the horizon. Perfect and empty. You live in the grip of fear; fear of storms, fear of sickness on board, fear of the immensity. So you must drive that fear down deep into your belly. Study your charts. Watch your compass. Pray for a fair wind and hope - pure, naked, fragile hope."
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