". . . . . . . . . . . . . Come, my friends.
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are -
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
- From Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson
This quote is a message being sent out by the poet. It says that although we might have lost our strength physically, our strength in will has not diminished. We can change things. We have the power to be something and do something greater. I think that this poem kind of relates to Neil during the movie, especially with his ambitions of being an actor. Neil went on with acting even though his father forbade it. And in the end, he committed suicide because he'd rather die than to live his father's way. I guess that's a way of interpreting the poem at hand. He's strong enough to move mountains through will, and even when he can't, he does.
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