The sea connects more than it divides; water is the world's ... - Fernand Braudel

"The sea connects more than it divides; water is the world's greatest highway."

Fernand Braudel Nature

Historian French 1902–1985

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"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

"Nature teaches us patience and wisdom"

"Sometimes it snows in April."

"Every town has a soul, and Twin Peaks has a troubled one."