“The sea is as desolate and barren as it is fertile and life-giving. It is cold and dismal, yet bold and spirited. Sometimes imperious and conquering, other times gentle and meek. But it is always m...”

“Life is like the sea. Its tides and currents sometimes take a man to distant shores that he never dreamed existed”

“Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others”

“Desperation makes men fearless”

“The sea has its moods. Sometimes it is melancholic and morose, other times fierce and feisty. But always passionate. Even when calm, one can sense the depth of the seas passion”

“Sometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness”

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what...”

“His pen spoke more to her than he ever did.In the war of words, some are unwritten and some are unspoken.”

“How might I get over this? How would I be able to overlook the way he used to be with me? How could I overlook that his fingers touched my indiscernible soul before it twisted my nipples? How might...”

“Between the MileI have always counted the miles.Sometimes they came quick,Other times slow.The distance between things,The way I could know.Close could feel far,And far could feel near.The miles th...”

“The Storms of This LifeWatching the distant clouds building and growing forevermoreThe harsh wind begins rushing thru the leaves with the branches bending to and froIn the attempts to not give in a...”

“There is no exclusivity in the comparison of emotions attached to opposites " This means that we can not appreciate feeling good when we have never felt bad. We can never appreciate comfort withou...”

“Your mind is the most incredible gift! A powerful mind is the reserve for all that is physical in stamina.”

“Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain.”

“Embrace what is, steer toward what may yet be.”