"To me, the sea is like a person—like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea, I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there." – Gertrude Ederle
"The cure for anything is saltwater—sweat, tears, or the sea." – Isak Dinesen
"I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought." – Helen Keller
"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul." – Kate Chopin
"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea." – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"I'm not sure what it is about the beach, but I've always found it to be a place of tranquility and calmness." – Jeffrey A. White
"At the beach, life is different. Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun." – Sandy Gingras
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." – Jacques Yves Cousteau
"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul." – Wyland
"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it's always ourselves we find in the sea." —E.E. Cummings
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." —Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In one drop of water are found." —Kahlil Gibran
"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch—we are going back from whence we came." —John F. Kennedy
"To escape and sit quietly on the beach—that's my idea of paradise." —Emilia Wickstead
"On the beach, you can live in bliss." —Dennis Wilson
"If everyone could just live near the ocean, I think we'd all be happier. It's hard to be down about anything knee deep in the sand." —Crystal Woods
"If there's Heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached to it." —Jimmy Buffett
"Meet me where the sky touches the sea." —Jennifer Donnelly
"Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby is where I'll be." — The Drifters
"Everybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S.A." — The Beach Boys