Quote by Truman Capote

“…she, glittery voyager of secure destination, 
steamed down the harbor with whistles whistling and confetti in the air.”

— Truman Capote

“as we watched seaward-moving ships pass between the cliffs of burning skyline, she said: 'years from now, years and years, one of those ships…

— Truman Capote

“I’m tired of sailing my little boat Far inside of the harbor bar; I want to be out where the big ships float —…

— Verne Harnish

“I went back to my cabin and lay down on my berth. Everything trembled as if it had a spring at its very center.…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“Calm seas may be more comfortable, but when there’s no wind, the boat can’t sail forward.”

— Bruno LoGreco

“When the ferry groaned and lurched away, leaving behind a trail of churned-up water. I thought Madaline would stand at the stern and wave…

— Khaled Hosseini

“I am most grateful for company this evening, even of the quiet variety. I am no great conversationalist, myself.” Gray snorted. Not a conversationalist.…

— Tessa Dare

“She came to a little wrecked pleasure-steamer, which had become embedded in the mud several summers ago and which no one had bothered to…

— Barbara Comyns

“I am choking in the suffocating foul air of the harbor. I want to hoist my sails in the open sea, even though a…

— Osamu Dazai

“I looked at the images hanging on the walls, wanting to find those things in her pictures. My favorite was directly across from me:…

— Leesa Freeman

“Friendships sail like any other ship... left unattended, it will drift away”

— Sensei Stokes

“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