Fifteen years was a long time to be stranded anywhere, particularly somewhere as mind-boggingly dull as Earth. Douglas Adams
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment. Owen Feltham
If I were planning to be stranded on a desert island, I wouldn't take Freud's books with me, because I've already read them all. Anne Roiphe
The fish that can see that its water is getting shallower, cannot be stranded. Nigerian Proverb