For me, my craft is sailing on,
Through mists to-day, clear seas anon.
Whate'er the final harbor be
'T is good to sail upon the sea!

John Kendrick Bangs

I wish to have no connection with any ship
that does not sail fast; 
for I intend to go in harm's way.


      John Paul Jones

The cure for anything is salt 
water - sweat, tears, or the sea.

 Isak Dinesen

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. 
The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.

Kate Chopin

If I had my will I would live 
in a ship on the sea,
and never come nearer to 
humanity than that!

Eleonora Duse

A strong nor’-wester ’s blowing, Bill!
Hark! don’t ye hear it roar now?
Lord help ’em, how I pities them
Unhappy folks on shore now!

The Sailor’s Consolation

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half 
so much worth doing as simply 
messing about in boats.

Water Rat, Kenneth Grahame
"The Wind in the Willows"

I shall go the way of the open sea,
To the lands I knew before you came,
And the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me
The memory of your name.

Laurence Hope