“I sail for Italy not of my own free will.”

“The poet felt completely free now as he stood there on the deck in his collar and boots, sailing past new and ever newer districts; even if he did not own this land's resources, he owned its beauty.</b”

Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandic author

“Each day you hear the sand as it moves and whispers,
Come and sail on my golden sea,
Maybe one day you’ll be just like me,
And that’s free.”

Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) American singer

“set sail on a voyage of your own titanic facts”

Mary Pope Osborne (1949) American children's writer

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ”

Jimmy Dean (1928–2010) American singer

“Thus I steer my bark, and sail
On even keel, with gentle gale.”

Matthew Green (1696–1737) British writer

“My light shall be the moon
And my path, the ocean.
My guide, the morning star
As I sail home to you.”

Enya (1961) Irish singer, songwriter, and musician

“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”

Aristotle Onassis (1906–1975) Greek shipping magnate

“One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.”

Abby Sunderland (1993) Camera Assistant, Inspirational Speaker and Sailor

“Come, my love, we have oceans to sail.”

Saul Williams (1972) American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor