“This indigested vomit of the Sea,
Fell to the Dutch by Just Propriety.”

“Then there were those famous wings. Was Daedalus really stricken with grief when Icarus fell into the sea? Or just disappointed by the design failure?”

“Sometimes there just isn't enough vomit in the world.”

“There were many seas. The sea roared like a tiger. The sea whispered in your ear like a friend telling you secrets. The sea clinked like small change in a pocket. The sea thundered like avalanches. The sea hissed like sandpaper working on wood. The sea sounded like someone vomiting. The sea was dead silent.”

“Sleep puts out silent fingers,
And leads me back to the roar
Of the dead salt sea that vomits
Wrecks of the past ashore.”

“He fell off the table like a crab looking for the sea.”

“Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.”

“The sea is fulfilled, and the Empire fell apart.
Lord, Portugal must yet fulfill itself!”

“As morning branded the sea, darkness fell away at the far side of the beach. I turned to follow it.”

“The rain that fell on the city runs down the dark gutters and empties into the sea without even soaking the ground”