Coastal Life Quotes

“I'd just had a review lesson in what I'd already learned over and over in a year and a half of exploring these Gulf of Mexico waters. These waters, the skies over the Gulf, the winds--they all did whatever, whenever they wanted. And we humans basically have two choices when it comes to the sea.

We can either stay away from it all.
Or we can be ready for anything.”
― Peter Jenkins, Along The Edge Of America: A Riveting Travel Book from Florida to Texas―Southern Coastal History, Mystery, Lore, and Hardy Characters

“... coastal peoples from across the globe knew when they were among their kind.”
― Yelena Akhtiorskaya, Panic in a Suitcase

“Carolina Flores took a sip of her sandía agua fresca on her porch and looked out across the scenic landscape of her lush farm, mesmerized by the clear blue sky overhead, the rows of colorful Swiss chard lined up like little soldiers, and the fields of red onions, ripe for picking. It wasn't strawberry season yet, her favorite, but she loved the calm of the winter months. A cool coastal breeze wafted the fragrant scent of garlic through the air, and Carolina marveled at the contrast between the snowcapped Santa Ynez Mountains in the distance and the food growing on the land.
Mi tierra.”
― Alana Albertson, Kiss Me, Mi Amor