As Kahn is activating the Genesis device he directly quotes Ahab from chapter 135, starting with “to the last…”
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
As Kahn is activating the Genesis device he directly quotes Ahab from chapter 135, starting with “to the last…”
Reading the text of Moby Dick? Okay, cool.
Hearing it performed by Ricardo Montalban? Some of the best goddamn poetic prose ever.