That, to Peter, was the most puzzling thing about this man.
With gloom and oppression fastened upon him he would rise up suddenly, and start whistling or singing, and once he said to Peter, "I take my cue from the sun, Peter Clubfoot.

It's always shining, no matter if the clouds are so thick underneath that we can't see it.

A laugh never hurts a man, unless he's got a frozen lung." Jolly Roger did not cross the ford that day..