"I do not love the sea. The look……" — H. M. Tomlinson
"I do not love the sea. The look of it is disquieting. There is something in the very sound of it that stirs the premonition felt while we listen to noble music; we become inexplicably troubled."
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H. M. Tomlinson
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9 Quotes by H. M. Tomlinson
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Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we…
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Light comes to us unexpectedly and obliquely. Perhaps it amuses the gods to try us. They want to see whether…
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It is better to obey the mysterious direction, without any fuss, when it points to a new road, however strange…
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The right good book is always a book of travel; it is about a life's journey.
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There is something about a voyage you are barely aware of while you are making it.
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The reader who is illuminated is, in a real sense, the poem.
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The World is what we think it is. If we can change our thoughts, we can change the world.
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