“In the sea of words, the in print is foam, surf bubbles riding the top. And it's a dark sea, and deep, where divers need lights on their helmets and would perish at the lower depths.” NeedsLightDarkSeaDepthPrintBubblesRidingSurfHelmetFoam Author:Jonathan Lethem
“This is the way life goes in Big Sur. Waiting for the mail, watching the sea-lions in the surf or the freighters on the horizon, sitting in the tubs at Hot Springs, once in a while a bit of drink - and, most of the time, working at what ever it is that you came here to work on, whether it be painting, writing, gardening or the simple art of living your own life.” WayWritingArtBigsBitsWaitingSimpleSeaPaintingDrinkSpringSittingHotHorizonLionsMailGardeningSurfArt Of LivingTubsLive Your Own LifeBig Sur Book:Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 Source: Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“We need the sea. We need a place to stand and touch and listen - to feel the pusle of the world as the surf rolls in.” WorldNeedsFeelsSeaSurf Author:David R. Brower
“God is a God of galaxies, of storms, of roaring seas and boiling thunder, but He is also the God of bread baking, of a child's smile, of dust motes in the sun. He is who He is, and always shall be. Look around you now. He is speaking always and everywhere. His personality can be seen and known and leaned upon. The sun is belching flares while mountains scrape our sky while ants are milking aphids on their colonial leaves and dolphins are laughing in the surf and wheat is rippling and wind is whipping and a boy is looking into the eyes of a girl and mortals are dying.” LooksChildrenEyeGirlKnownBoysLaughingSunSeaSkyDyingWindPersonalityMountainStormBreadDustMortalsGalaxyThunderAntsBakingWheatSurfRoaringDolphinsBoilingFlareWhippingBelching Book:Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent Source: Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent
“Grey rocks, and greyer sea, And surf along the shore -- And in my heart a name My lips shall speak no more.” HeartNamesSpeakSeaRocksMy HeartLipsShoreGreySurf Author:Charles G.D. Roberts
“Surfers are the canaries down the mine. Those of us who surf spend more time than anyone soaking in whatever the sea has become. We're suspended in consequences, you might say.” MightSeaMinesConsequenceMore TimeSurfSuspendedSurferSoakingCanaries Author:Tim Winton