"Henceforth and forever — I am the Silver Surfer! To save our people, I have sworn to serve Galactus!"

"In every part of the globe it is the same! Hatred, fear and unreasoning hostility have possessed men's hearts! But th…"

"Those to whom no distant horizons beckon ... for whom no challenges remain ... though they have inherited a Universe …"

"My people have lost the spirit of high adventure ... the thrill of exploration ... the longing to see beyond the veil…"

"Let my board and me again become as one! For I must leave this place of madness!"

"Now, I ride the Eternal winds once more! And none shall ever be my master!"

"Paradise unearned is but a land of shadows!"

"Rather let me fail ... than never to have tried at all!"

"My fate is of little consequence ... if it can save the world that gave me birth! Mighty Galactus ... do but spare Ze…"

"Others may battle with victory in sight — but the Surfer still strives when all hope is gone!"