I have never heard of him before. I recognize my comment isn’t unique, except in perhaps phrasing. Has Clarke said something within the same vein?

I wouldn’t say it’s magic. It’s more like understanding how the forces that hold together our universe, and how we can harness these forces for our own gain.

I had cast my favorite harry potter spell, licktorus clitorus, and while I was plucking the notes on that wonderful little harp, her cat crept in. Head back, eyes closed, mouth agape, toes gripping the fabric of the couch, and that’s when the cat decided to get her face into her face as far as she could, given the time alloted for an expression of gratitude and ecstacy. She was immediately alarmed by a whisker brushing the sides of her mouth as the kitten’s twitchy little nose dove past her teeth. It ruined the experience, but it’s funny to mention now.

Check out the movie In The Heart of the Sea. Got moderate reviews, but you might find something about it you enjoy.

Melville opens his epic sea faring tale by stating people are inexplicably drawn to the sea. I think it is due to one of the most painful, drawn out, and reoccuring emotion: regret.