Joseph Conrad

"Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, Miguel de Cervantes, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London--all served in navies, worked in shipping, or sailed around the world, all turned their experiences of adventure on the high seas into great literature."

"I dropped out of a top 10 law school because of a family emergency but after distancing myself I realize I hate law. I found a program that will train me to be a deck officer and send me to sea. Should I take the Conrad pill?"