“It takes just one wave to capsize a boat, and one more to take it down.”

“The sun beats down, and I feel my shoulders burning. I could stay in this boat all day. Time is suspended in a boat. I take a deep breathand try to remember this moment, the heat on my face, the grit under my feet, the strength of the waves. I run my hands through the pebblesand sand, searching for sea glass. One thing leads to another. There are tide pools between the larger rocks, tiny rivers connecting themto the sea”

“A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats. In a ten-foot dinghy one can get an idea of the resources of the sea in the line of waves that is not probable to the average experience, which is never at sea in a dinghy.”

“In my land we don't question someone who has been touched deeply.There is no malign shadow over capsized boats.”

“Life might take you down different roads. But each of you gets to decide which one to take.”

“Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one's conscience to get in the way.”