Elenariel

“It would be a lot quicker than that if we could just sail straight there, but I was looking at the nautical charts, and there’s a dirty great sea serpent right in the middle of the ocean!

FitzRoy frowned. “I think they just draw those on maps to add a bit of decoration. It doesn’t actually mean there’s a sea serpent there.”

The galley went rather quiet. A few of the pirate crew stared intently out of the portholes, embarrassed at their Captain’s mistake. But to everyone’s relief, instead of running somebody through, the Pirate Captain just narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

“That explains a lot,” he said. “I suppose it’s also why we’ve never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I’m a little disappointed.”
― Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

“[T]he sea itself was still and very calm, while the setting sun dappled the water with copper and crimson.”
― Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

“A touch of ray on the stream
A twinkle on waves and the sunset gleam
I faintly remember seeing this picture
Or maybe it was just a dream.

Soothing solitude in the sky
Of tired footprints and a probing eye
I sparsely remember words of this song
Or maybe it was a lullaby”
― Ankush Agarwal

“Let me explain, Mrs. DeWitt, how marriage works.” “Oh, please do, Mr. DeWitt, I’m all agog.” “I am the husband, so I make the rules to suit me.” “And I am the wife, so I change the rules to suit me.”
― Mia Vincy, A Wicked Kind of Husband