Sea Duty

Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or duty:

    “Now I am powerless
    to draw back
    for the sea is cyclamen-purple,
    cyclamen-red, colour of the last grapes,
    colour of the purple of the flowers,
    cyclamen-coloured and dark.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart’s sanctuary.”
    —Augusta Evans (1835–1909)