Walk On The Beach Quotes
There is a reason why so many poets and songwriters reference the beach in their writing, whether it be the waves, the sand, or the sunset. The beach is a sacred place, providing endless inspiration for creatives and philosophers.
Whether you're writing a song, captioning your next Instagram photo, or simply looking to reminisce on a time where your toes were in the sand during a day at the beach, here are some of our favorite beach quotes.
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Top Walking On The Beach Quotes
"The beach is not a place to work; to read, write, or to think."
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach."
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude."
Jeanne Moreau
"Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on the beach."
Unknown Author
“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me:
If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures,
life and living need not be so hard.”
Psyche Roxas Mendoza
"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world."
Pam Shaw
"Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach."
Michelle Held
"I look my best when I'm totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach."
Rosamund Pike
"Beach Rules: Soak up the sun. Ride the waves. Breathe the salty air. Feel the breeze. Build sandcastles. Rest, relax, reflect. Collect seashells. Bare-feet required."
Unknown Author
"A beach is not only a sweep of sand but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean."
Henry Grunwald
"You all want to know what my dream is? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover."
Michelle Bachelet
"At the beach, life is different. Time doesn't move from hour to hour but from mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun."
Unknown Author
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Isn’t it strange, the way time moves? I could stand here and watch the sea crash beneath me for hours and it would feel like only minutes had passed.”
Sjana Elise Earp
"Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach."
Brian Wilson
"A simple life is good with me. I don’t need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I’m happy."
Yanni
"Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does."
John Kennetth Galbraith
"Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind of utopia - the place where all our dreams come true."
Roxane Gay
“Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.”
Haruki Murakami
"Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away."
Sarah Kay
"To escape and sit quietly on the beach - that's my idea of paradise."
Emilia Wickstead
"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach."
Henry Beston
"I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves."
Donna McLavy
"Is it a man walking on the beach, winking at the girls and looking for going to bed? Is it someone who wears a lot of gold chains and rings and sits at the bar? Because this is not me! I am very, very Latin, but not so much lover."
Antonio Banderas
"Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war."
Loren Eiseley
"For me there was-is-nothing better than walking on the beach late at night. It feels like you could walk forever, like the whole night is yours and so is the ocean. When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life. In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want."
Jenny Han
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