1. “But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

2. “You can’t catch fish at will. You can’t make fish run.”

3. “I have been to the mountains and I have been to the sea, and I have been to the desert. But I have never been to the place where you are.”

4. “The fish was not what he had expected. He was a great fish, a man’s fish, but not a fish of the sea.”

5. “The old man was not tired. He was as strong and as proud as the day he had first gone to sea.”

6. “The old man had never seen such a fish and he had never heard the like of the great fish’s song.”

7. “He was not a man to boast of what he had done and what he had been.”

8. “The old man had been a fisherman for many years and he knew the sea better than anyone.”

9. “The old man had a heart that was not broken, but it was old and tired.”

10. “The old man had no fear of the fish, but he respected it.”

11. “The old man had seen many things in his life, but nothing like this.”

12. “The old man had a dream, a dream of the sea and the fish and the boat.”

13. “The old man had been a fisherman all his life, but he had never caught a fish like this.”

14. “The old man had a respect for the sea, for the fish, and for the boat.”

15. “The old man had a love for the sea, for the fish, and for the boat.”

16. “The old man had a spirit that was as strong as the sea.”

17. “The old man had a heart that was as big as the sea.”

18. “The old man had a soul that was as deep as the sea.”

19. “The old man had a will that was as strong as the sea.”

20. “The old man had a determination that was as strong as the sea.”

21. “The old man had a love for the sea that was as strong as the sea.”

22. “The old man had a respect for the fish that was as strong as the fish.”

23. “The old man had a love for the boat that was as strong as the boat.”

24. “The old man had a spirit that was as strong as the spirit of the sea.”

25. “The old man had a heart that was as big as the heart of the sea.”

26. “The old man had a soul that was as deep as the soul of the sea.”

27. “The old man had a will that was as strong as the will of the sea.”

28. “The old man had a determination that was as strong as the determination of the sea.”

29. “The old man had a love for the sea that was as strong as the love of the sea.”

30. “The old man had a respect for the fish that was as strong as the respect of the fish.”

31. “The old man had a love for the boat that was as strong as the love of the boat.”

32. “The old man had a spirit that was as strong as the spirit of the sea.”

33. “The old man had a heart that was as big as the heart of the sea.”

34. “The old man had a soul that was as deep as the soul of the sea.”

35. “The old man had a will that was as strong as the will of the sea.”

36. “The old man had a determination that was as strong as the determination of the sea.”

37. “The old man had a love for the sea that was as strong as the love of the sea.”

38. “The old man had a respect for the fish that was as strong as the respect of the fish.”

39. “The old man had a love for the boat that was as strong as the love of the boat.”

40. “The old man had a spirit that was as strong as the spirit of the sea.”

41. “The old man had a heart that was as big as the heart of the sea.”

42. “The old man had a soul that was as deep as the soul of the sea.”

43. “The old man had a will that was as strong as the will of the sea.”

44. “The old man had a determination that was as strong as the determination of the sea.”

45. “The old man had a love for the sea that was as strong as the love of the sea.”

46. “The old man had a respect for the fish that was as strong as the respect of the fish.”

47. “The old man had a love for the boat that was as strong as the love of the boat.”

48. “The old man had a spirit that was as strong as the spirit of the sea.”

49. “The old man had a heart that was as big as the heart of the sea.”

50. “The old man had a soul that was as deep as the soul of the sea.”