The sea always offers up incredible stories of survivors' fortitude. Myths of a lot of countries have variations on that.
“If you write fiction, you're by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don't have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you're not lonely anymore.”
“No, my degree was history, not the practice of art! I can't draw to save my life you know.”