“ For I say there is no other thing that is worse than the sea is for breaking a man, even though he may a very strong one. Homer
“ Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the… Herman Melville
“ And yet a child’s utter innocence is but its blank ignorance, and the innocence more or less wanes as intelligence waxes. Herman Melville
“ He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow, with black eyes, and hair as dark as the raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradl… Alexandre Dumas
“ A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ He'll have to do without me, Jamie thought, not looking back. And then clearly, as if he'd been told, he knew Grenville /could/ do without him. There was somewhere else he had to go now, somewhere els… S.E. Hinton
“ Only you could have won me away from the sea. I came back from the ends of the earth for you. George R.R. Martin
“ A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose… Avi
“ It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. John Locke
“ As I've grown - dare I say it - older, I had hopes of indulging my dreams of being a sailor. Jimmy Webb
