West Pacific Ocean

Famous quotes containing the words west, pacific and/or ocean:

    “God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)

    “The doctor of Geneva stamped the sand
    That lay impounding the Pacific swell,
    Patted his stove-pipe hat and tugged his shawl.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “Oh, a capital ship for an ocean trip,
    Was the Walloping Window Blind;
    No gale that blew dismayed her crew
    Or troubled the captain’s mind.”
    —Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)