I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
John MasefieldPoetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.
John MasefieldIt is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, 3 hours in a seasick steamer, & after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak 3 times, & then be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?
John Masefield