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4.15. 51,383 ratings5,135 reviews. In this inimitable, beloved classic—graceful, lucid and lyrical—Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down during a brief vacation by the sea. Drawing inspiration from the shells on the shore, Lindbergh’s musings ...
Gift from the Sea is a book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh first published in 1955. While on vacation on Florida's Captiva Island in the early 1950s, Lindbergh wrote the essay-style work by taking shells on the beach for inspiration and reflecting on the lives of Americans, particularly American women, in the mid-20th century. She shares her ...
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About Anne Morrow Lindbergh. ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH was born in 1906. She married Charles Lindbergh in 1929 and became a noted aviator in her own right, eventually publishing several books on the subject and receiving several aviation awards. Gift from the Sea, published in 1955, earned her… More about Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Jan 30, 1991 · Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote "Gift from the Sea" while vacationing at a cottage on Florida's Gulf Coast. Her poetic descriptions of the sea and shells draws you into intimate thoughts about life. The words form waves of sentences that have a calming rhythm.
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- “The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere.” ― Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea.
- “When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to.
- “Don't wish me happiness. I don't expect to be happy all the time... It's gotton beyond that somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor. I will need them all.”
- “I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
Gift from the Sea is a 1955 work of inspirational nonfiction literature by American author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.While vacationing on Captiva Island, Florida, Lindbergh explores the questions of how to find a new, more natural rhythm of life and how to gain a deeper relationship with herself and others.
Aug 10, 2011 · Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote "Gift from the Sea" while vacationing at a cottage on Florida's Gulf Coast. Her poetic descriptions of the sea and shells draws you into intimate thoughts about life. The words form waves of sentences that have a calming rhythm.
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