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I have seen the sea when it is strormy and wild; when it is quiet

I have seen the sea when it is strormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself. – Martin D. Buxbaum (1912–1991), in Table Talk

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