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Coastline Quotes
Words on shorelines and horizons
These coastline quotes move from military strategy along the shore to the emotional pull of ancestral coastlines that first faced America, themes you can Browse further.
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War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.
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I traveled to Ireland to research 'Sandcastles,' to visit the coastline where my ancestors looked toward America, the tiny town they once loved so much, and the docks from which they sailed toward their dreams of building a better life for their family. The answers I found on that journey are woven through the novel.
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One of my favorite ways to find fictional inspiration, by the way, is to browse historical timelines. I also like world atlases - any country with a squiggly coastline seems to inspire me, as do visual dictionaries, those reclusive creatures of the reference shelf.
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