Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old pier quotes, pier sayings, and pier proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
Those we love can but walk down to the pier with us - the voyage we must make alone.William Makepeace Thackeray
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Some people wait so long for their ship to come in, their pier collapses.John Goddard
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A life spent at the edge of the pier is a life full of regret, a life full of fear.Ryan Lilly
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro, A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain, The passion of the gale.Robert Louis Stevenson
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In my mind, in here, It's like standing too close to the edge on pier where waves spit on toes and scream into ears their wails and woes and deepest fears.Equivocate words
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Why don't you go take a short walk on a long pier?
Ha, you can't even get that right! It's take a long walk off a short pier.Norman Lear
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That ruined pier... it says a thousand things.Michael Aitkens
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Piers are good places for pondering the eternal enigmas of the universe.Howard Rodman
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An amusement pier juts out into the sea, a place where strangers meet.Roy Huggins
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Old Nick, the sea captain, was a rough, tough, jolly sort of fellow. He loved the life of the sea, and he loved to hang out down by the pier where the men dressed as ladies...Graham Chapman
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Why don't you take a long walk / Off a short pier / You'll just keep messing with my headShawn Kichta
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Walking on to a pier was to be transported ever closer to raw, untamed nature, heightening both the sense of admiration of nature and the accomplishment of the individual making the visit.Fred Gray
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The pier, as a platform from which to view the horizon, allowed people to reflect on themselves, other places and other times.Fred Gray
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The pier was remarkable in seeming to enable people to journey a little closer to the unobtainable.Fred Gray
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Despite their popular association with fun and frivolity, the function of piers a both an amusement centre and landing stage.Martin Easdown
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Piers were also erected in the area for naval and military purposes.Martin Easdown
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The piers that remain continue to be the focal point of their towns and are, on the whole, much cherished.Martin Easdown
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The pier was also a magnet for bathing, provide a platform from which to fish, and was a promenade.Philip L. Fradkin
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A carousel, roller coaster, and huge ballroom were grafted onto the main pier.Philip L. Fradkin
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Because it's wharves were no longer in major competition for transport duties, the pleasure pier became the main seaside commodity.Jennifer Krintz
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The natural appeal of the ocean drew a number of tourists that frequented the pier despite its modest design.Jennifer Krintz
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The notion of a pier made solely for the purpose of walking above the water had a tremendous appeal to people, possibly as a metaphor for humanity conquering the sea.Jennifer Krintz
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Over the years, the pier has been subject to storms and fires and has been constructed and reconstructed.Jennifer Krintz
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Simple fishing pier. No souvenir shops for the tourists or fancy restaurants, this early pier attracted those who wanted their catch-of-the-day to feed the family or to be a snapshot to show the folks back home how they caught the big one.Historical Commision of Redondo Beach
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The new pier, with its restaurant, bar, and bandstand, was built not for serious trade and commerce but solely for holiday treats and pleasures.Eric Simpson
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If you believe that this life is all there is and there is no greater power than man, you must walk to the end of this pier at sunset.Donna Calhoun
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The constant about this pier is that it has always made me and mine happy when we walked, sat, or lay on it in the sunlight or moonlight.Donna Calhoun
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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.Julian Barnes
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The owners of these piers have changed, and the piers themselves have seen more interesting sights than most two-by-fours throughout the world.Donna Calhoun
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Standing on this old pier is a good way for me to reflect.Donna Calhoun