A beautiful quote from John Steinbeck's book, The Log from the Sea of Cortez:
Nights at anchor in the Gulf are quiet and strange. The water is smooth, almost solid, and the dew is so heavy that the decks are soaked. The
little waves rasp on the shell beaches with a hissing sound, and all about in the darkness the fishes jump and splash. Sometimes a great ray leaps
clear and falls back on the water with a sharp report. And again, a school of tiny fishes whisper along the surface, each one, as it breaks clear,
making the tiniest whisking sound. And there is no feeling, no smell, no vibration of people in the Gulf. Whatever it is that makes one aware that men
are about is not there. Thus, in spite of the noises of waves and fishes, one has a feeling of deadness and quietness . . . If a dog barks or a cow
bellows, we are reassured. |
