Book Notes
A Marriage at Sea
Sophie Elmhirst · 2024 · 7/10
A couple decides to sail across the Pacific with almost no experience. Their boat sinks. They spend 118 days on a raft. The survival story is gripping. Enjoyed this one.
Passages I underlined and quotes that stuck. In the order I encountered them.
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p. 116
"It is possible to write yourself out of loneliness. Possible, too, to write yourself into being."
#Writing#Solitude
p. 167
"I discover that men may be physically the stronger of the sexes but mentally women are tops."
#HumanNature
p. 176
"Solitude, when chosen, can feel like such a gift."
#Solitude#DeepWork
p. 196
"Fame had taught Maurice one of its many questionable lessons: that it is possible to perform life for the sake of a good photograph."
#HumanNature#Creativity
p. 235
"It was work for its own sake. Not everything has to be seen."
#DeepWork#Creativity
p. 235
"Measure its success by the extent to which you have loved and been loved."
#HumanNature