Aloof Quote by Francine du Plessix Gray

“The Pacific is my home ocean; I knew it first, grew up on its shore, collected marine animals along the coast. I know its…

— John Steinbeck

“Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the…

— Herman Melville

“Vast tracts of ocean, whether Polynesia, Micronesia or Melanesia, contain island populations that remain outside the modern world. They know about it, they may…

— Andrew Rayner

If the Pacific took Nauru, it'd wash away one of the strangest and most troubled places on Earth.

— Johnny Colt

“The South Pacific is memorable because when you are in the islands you simply cannot ignore nature. You cannot avoid looking up at the…

— James A. Michener

“No one [Islanders] trod easily upon the emotions of another where the sea licked everywhere against an endless shoreline. And this was excellent and…

— David Guterson

My gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific ocean.

— Yann Martel

Islands are gregarious animals, they decorate the ocean in conveys.

— Stella Benson

“Mighty waves of oceans live in my soul to encourage me to survive.”

— Harshada Pathare

“Oceanic farness treasures tomorrow Mingled tears lost in the sea of sorrow Our immortal love will lead us a way When pale days remain…

— Munia Khan

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.

— Robert Wyland

In the desert, water gives life, while in the ocean an island stands to give anchor. Opposites are desirable and necessary. Once again, you…

— Vera Nazarian