Always Quote by William Finnegan

I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never…

— Simon Beaufoy

I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson

My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it's like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave…

— Bethany Hamilton

It often seems to me that the biggest single issue for a writer is how to stay buoyant enough to go on writing. How…

— Janette Turner Hospital

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Writing is very hard work and knowing what you're doing the whole time.

— Shelby Foote

I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

— Bill Simmons

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing - none of that is writing. Writing is writing.…

— E. L. Doctorow

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

Often the process of writing can feel like spitting into the ocean.

— Max Boot

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