Only that which cannot be lost in a shipwreck is yours.

Shipwreck, as seen by a survivor, is the figure of an initial philosophical experience.

Mig mindes vel og den u-lyckelig Stund, Da henved fem hundrede Kroppe til Grund,Omkomme for U-veyr paa FoldenHvor ey kunde føres en Traad eller Klud;Af tusinde Siele, som seilede ud,Kom neppe tre hundred beholden.

There is a shipwreck somewhere inside me

Rosamund, taken hold of by an emotion stronger than her own--hurried along in a new movement which gave all things some new, awful, undefined aspect--could find no words, but involuntarily she put her lips to Dorothea's forehead which was very near her, and then for a minute the two women clasped each other as if they had been in a shipwreck.

Well, father, in the shipwreck of life, for life is an eternal shipwreck of our hopes, I cast into the sea my useless encumbrance, that is all, and I remain with my own will, disposed to live perfectly alone, and, consequently, perfectly free. (Eugenie to her father)

Det va bra dokker kom. Æ satt just her og tænkte på om ho Hilvarda huska på å læmpe ut monsen før ho la sæ i går, så han ikkje pessa i kråa.

So how long do I have to pack?

Think, think … fog and storm … transported into a mystical land …”“I doubt that,” said Ralph. Several feet away from him lay a sea gull’s carcass. “It’s not really very mystical.

Thi Søen tager saa mangen;Her sidder en Encke, som Manden har mistOg hisset en anden, har Skilsmisse fristHvis Mand er fordrugnet for langen.Man spørger en Fader, som Sønner har stoor,Hvor er dine Sønner? de blev udi Fior,Man fritter en Søn om sin Fader;Strax skal hand dig grædende svare med hast, Min Fader blev borte med Tackel og Mast,Den Sorg mig saa snart icke lader.