By The Sea Quotes

“Sometimes I think it is my fate to live in the wreckage and confusion of crumbling houses.”
― Abdulrazak Gurnah, By the Sea

“This is it. This is how I always saw heaven, always by the sea, always by night, always in the dark.”
― Hannah Lillith Assadi, Sonora

“Luke dug up a bottle of port from the Citizen's dusty Cask of Amontillado wine cellar, and took turns sipping from the bottle with Sunshine while River and I gathered dried-out driftwood into a pile and set it on fire. I'd found an old camping grill in the basement while Luke was looking for the wine, and River made grilled cheese, tomato, and mustard sandwiches for lunch.”
― April Genevieve Tucholke, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

“Along Miramonte Drive, shingled buildings in salt-scrubbed pastels bear the names of shops and restaurants that have been there for as long as I can remember, and longer still. Corde's Hardware. Pacific Surf Shop. Bantom Bay Books. Sakura Sushi. Miramonte Pizza. Las Olas Taqueria. I can't help smiling when I spot the cheerful red geraniums and trailing sweet potato vines that spill lavishly from the window boxes of the Shark Bite Café. I planted them myself a couple of years ago, and the cafés owner, Roger, was delighted to find that business ticked up soon after.”
― Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener