Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time.

Zora Neale Hurston
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Ships at a distance, such as the boats of the Navy, have every man's wish on board. For some, they come in with the tide and sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation and his dreams mocked to death by Time. This is to say that things that are not within our grasp will always be unattainable to us.

Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God

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