Sailing Quote by Daniel Defoe

“I wish the boy was here,' he said aloud and settled himself against the rounded planks of the bow and felt the strength of…

— Ernest Hemingway

“I ploughed the land with horses, But my heart was ill at ease, For the old seafaring men Came to me now and then,…

— Anonymous

“I would give all the land in the world for a bit of ocean. People say that sailors soon get tired of their business;…

— Doma Publishing House

“Adventure stank. She boasted sixty oars, a single sail, and a long lean hull that promised speed. Small, but she might serve, Quentyn thought…

— George R.R. Martin

“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish onboard.”

— Zora Neale Hurston

“Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on…

— Zora Neale Hurston

“How often have I watched, and longed to imitate when I should be free to live as I chose, a rower who had slipped…

— Marcel Proust

“There, in the shimmering distance, was a sail. I stared in momentary disbelief, but there it was, one of the most beautiful sights the…

— Tom Neale

“The boy and the girl had once dreamed of ships, long ago, before they'd ever seen the True Sea. They were the vessels of…

— Leigh Bardugo

“How I wish I were by the sea again. This slack season the men must be painting the hulls of the boats or sleeping…

— Simeon Dumdum Jr

“As he had once said to someone in England, though he did not care to remember whom, he had liked the sight of the…

— Mary Balogh

“Maybe we all need ships to hold our dreams, to be bigger and steadier than we ever could be, and to guard the mistery…

— Hilary T. Smith