"The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting to the soul to wonder in abysses of solitude."

"The voices of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting to the soul to wonder in abysses of solitude." - page 127

Mrs. Pontellier feels that through everything that complicates her life which causes her depression and makes her completely unhappy she feels that the ocean is the one thing she can come to and takes her mind completely away from all the heart break and unhappiness of her life. It soothes her and comforts and is practically the only thing in the world that can bring her to peace. The ocean is definitely something for her that symbolizes peace and solitude.