You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her — Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her — Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her — Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her — Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her — Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
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You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her and love her. Only then can you build boats that feel at home on the sea.

— Michael Morpurgo, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
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