Good Quote by Simon Beaufoy

Writing is pretty flexible work, don't you think? If you want to surf, you just have to get a lot done when the waves…

— William Finnegan

People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my basement and…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

Writing is a strong easement for perplexity. My life is a map, spread out with all the rivers and hills showing.

— Emily Carr

I live by the sea, but the body of water I have the most feeling about is the Mississippi River, where I used to…

— Susan Glaspell

I really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.

— Laura Dekker

The problem is to find the time to write. That's why I go to sea. I couldn't be happier than when at sea.

— Alex Haley

I like to just keep the land within sight. Nowadays they can tell you if there's a storm three days out. So it's not…

— Casey Affleck

I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.

— Olga Kurylenko

I love the ocean. Boats, not so much.

— Jeff Goldblum

Unless you really understand the water, and understand the reason for being on it, and understand the love of sailing and the feeling of…

— Humphrey Bogart

I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.

— Claire Cameron

I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.

— Mark Carwardine