QUOTES ABOUT THE OCEAN BY FAMOUS AUTHORS

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau

“The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.” – Robert Wyland

“I felt like lying down by the side of the trail and remembering it all. The woods do that to you, they always look familiar, long lost, like the face of a long-dead relative.” – Jack Kerouac

“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau

“To me, the sea is a continual miracle; the fishes that swim, the rocks, the motion of the waves, the ships with men in them. What stranger miracles are there?” – Walt Whitman

“The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence.” – Jules Verne

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” – Kahlil Gibran

“I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” – Anais Nin

“There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.” – Joseph Conrad

“The sea is everything. It covers seven-tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.” – Jules Verne

“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths it has its pearls too.” – Vincent van Gogh

“I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought.” – Helen Keller PHOENIX NIGHTS QUOTES

“The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective.” – Beyoncé

“The sea is everything. It is life, and death, and eternity.” – H.P. Lovecraft

“To me, the sea is a continual miracle; the fishes that swim—the rocks—the motion of the waves— the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there?” – Walt Whitman

“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.” – Holly Black

“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Every time I slip into the ocean, it’s like going home.” – Sylvia Earle

“The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.” – Kate Chopin

“A drop absorbed by the ocean belongs to it forever.” – John Burbank

“To me the sea is a continual miracle; the fishes that swim —the rocks—the motion of the waves— the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there?” – Walt Whitman

“I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within— in front of the sea.” – Rafael Nadal

“The ocean is a mighty harmonist.” – William Wordsworth