“Listening to the storm gave me time to reminisce about our seacoast. The breakers, whatever their intensity, are indicators of the state of things. They also convey messages from distant lands–taking up the pressures from foreign storms thousands of miles away to spend them against our cliffs. The ocean limits the surrounding elements with its own mighty voice. So alive, it is like a faithful companion, a protector in the night….
Hurricane Irene
That night, violence was only a variation on the theme–the ocean’s other side. It comforted me in my snug hideout, promoting sleep.” Jane Hollister Wheelwright, The Ranch Papers, p. 82
