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Home Page Emily Slade Mrs. Laurencot Their Eyes Were Watching God Response I think the quote “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board” from the book //Their Eyes Were Watching God// means that everyone has a dream or wish, but usually they are so far away from them. I think that the ship part means that their wish could either come closer to them or go away from them. This also could mean that some people don’t have freedom and they are just watching their wishes and dreams go away or they want to be anywhere but where they are right now. They feel that it's better somewhere else and they want to be there but they can't.  After reading the first chapter in //Their Eyes Were Watching God//, I think the quote “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board” still means somewhat the same as I thought it did before I read the chapter. After reading the first chapter I think that it the quote means that some people’s wishes will never come to them but will always stay in sight and for others it will easily come to them.