The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
In plain words
Once the sea has caught you, it never really lets you go.
Where these words come from
- 45% sureLots of sources credit Jacques Cousteau with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Attributed to Life and Death in a Coral Sea (1971); no primary excerpt located to confirm exact wording
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