“ I must go down to the sea...to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by...... John Masefield
“ I have seen flowers come in stony placesAnd kind things done by men with ugly faces,And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races,So I trust, too. John Masefield
“ I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,And a grey mi… John Masefield
“ Only the road and the dawn, the sun, the wind, and the rain,And the watch fire under stars, and sleep, and the road again. John Masefield
“ Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it. John Masefield
“ The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles. John Masefield
“ Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. John Masefield
“ Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man it has become the amusement and delight of the few. John Masefield
“ I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. John Masefield
“ An art in which the artist by means of rhythm and great sincerity can convey to others the sentiment which he feels about life. John Masefield
“ (...) It,s hard not to be able. There, look there!/ I cannot get the movement nor the light;/Sometimes it almost makes a man despair/To try and try and never get it right./Oh, if I could -oh, if I onl… John Masefield
“ I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide, is a wild call and a clear call, that cannot be denied! John Masefield
“ Christmas ought to be brought up to date,” Maria said. “It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols. John Masefield
