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Gem of the Ocean
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"Gem of the Ocean" Quotes

A woman seeking spiritual redemption in 1904 Pittsburgh encounters a mystical journey that challenges her beliefs and confronts the ghosts of her past.

Quotes

You got to be able to go back to that place where you started and say, 'This is where I want to be.'

August Wilson

motivation

You can't be looking for nobody to give you nothing. Nobody gonna give you nothing. You got to go out and take it.

August Wilson

motivation

Sometimes you got to do what you got to do to get to a place where you can do what you want to do.

August Wilson

perseverance

You can't be walking around with that hate in your heart. Hate'll kill you sure as anything.

August Wilson

hateforgiveness

Blood keeps us together, and blood'll keep us together when we fall.

August Wilson

familyunity

There's a power in the blood. You got to let the blood be your guide.

August Wilson

spirituality

You got to hold on to your dreams, 'cause if you don't have dreams, you ain't got nothing.

August Wilson

dreamshope

You can't let the past weigh you down. The past is the past. You got to let it be.

August Wilson

moving on

Sometimes you got to let go of what you know to find what you need.

August Wilson

changegrowth

There's a time for everything. You can't rush what's meant to be.

August Wilson

patience