Long silence Quote by Joseph Conrad

“As it was, nothing happened except the two of us watching the sea come in and go out again, listening to the birds, sheltering…

— Meg Rosoff

“Finally he hears something: he thinks it is the ebb and flow of the sea, the water crashing back into the abyss of salt.”

— Marguerite Duras

“The ocean knew where her sailor was. We have seen him, said the waves. He is sleeping with us. You will never kiss his…

— Francine Prose

“He woke early the next morning. It was still cool, but he opened the window and, leaning on the ledge, looked down at the…

— Rupert Thomson

“They caught hands again, and walked toward the water's edge, two small figures against the black waves. Only halfway there, one of them must…

— Rachel Joyce

“The Wart did not know what Merlyn was talking about, but he liked him to talk. He did not like the grown-ups who talked…

— T.H. White

“He waited at her side, staring... hovering. She had the distinct impression this man wasn't used to being disobeyed. My, but he was an…

— Madison Thorne Grey

“Simon, we’re destined to win. I know our armies are in retreat everywhere and we’ve no navy. But the great sweep of human desire…

— James A. Michener

“Only one ship is seeking us, a black- Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her back A huge and birdless silence. In her wake No waters…

— Philip Larkin

“On the wind his sail unfurled and away from our shores his ship drifted.”

— Celma Ribeiro

“As he stared into the ocean, he must have tossed a lifetime of apologies into its silence. Maybe he thought the tide would wash…

— Diane Keaton

“For a moment they all stood silent. The departure of this autumn ship gave rise to many different thoughts. Something came out of hiding…

— Cora Sandel