"Chesapeake" Quotes
"Chesapeake" explores the interwoven lives of families in the Chesapeake Bay region from the 16th century to the 20th century.
fiction | 1024 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The first thing that struck him was the silence, save for the slap of the water against the sides of the boat.
He had never known a time when the bay was not the center of his existence.
A man is not a man until he has built a house.
There is nothing so gentle as real strength, and nothing so strong as real gentleness.
Growth comes from activity, not from intellectual understanding.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being.
The sea is not really blue, but a wide range of colors.
The presence of the sea is always felt, for its scent is always in the air.
A man who has never been up the Patapsco River can never know the world in which he lives.
The bay is like a woman who has never had a day of sickness.
