“Work from pithy middle eye out, swimming in language sea.”

“He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.”

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”

“Just for you non-sea-god types out there, don't go swimming in New York Harbor. It may not be as filthy as it was in my mom's day, but that water will still probably make you grow a third eye or have mutant children when you grow up.”

“One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.”

“Acquiring carnal knowledge is like swimming in the sea … The sea's so beautiful to look at, so wonderful to swim in, but you must never bathe unless it's safe. People so often drown in the sea and some coasts are so very dangerous, … like the Coast of Gower.”

“I felt a momentary urge to leap into the sea and swim free of the present.”

“You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and not get wet.”

“We breathe in our first language, and swim in our second.”

“I know a ‘swimming pool’ where these ‘young people who disturb’ can go and swim separately following their ‘own schedule’: the Mediterranean Sea.”