Book Quote by Isak Dinesen

There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor's dress, especially…

— Richard Henry Dana, Jr

“Each year, we rent a house at the edge of the sea and drive there in the first of the summer—with the dog and…

— John Cheever

I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.

— Quentin Blake

When I was a kid, all our seaside holidays were spent on Canvey Island or in Clacton-on-Sea.

— Harry Redknapp

The idea of elegance and aristocratic indulgence of an ocean cruise was born out of the image of the rich men and women who…

— Adam Curtis

the costume of the nineteenth century is detestable. It is so sombre, so depressing. Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.

— Oscar Wilde

“Today, ferries and sailboats--modern descendants of ancient sailing ships and fishing vessels--shuttle visitors from port to port throughout this vast chain of sun-soaked islands.…

— Laura Brooks

There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it,…

— Cecelia Ahern

“Seeing Blackpool on a dull winter's day rather spoilt my image of what seaside places were like. (From LONE WOLF, p.60)”

— Len Webster

“And this is how it stiffens, my vision of that seaside childhood. My father died, we moved inland. Whereon those nine first years of…

— Sylvia Plath

During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture.

— Jonathan Anderson

Fashions in sin change.

— Lillian Hellman