B, because if you don't have anything to back up the argument then you will not have a steady argument making the "debate" on your side turn into an opinion.
The author is using a type of figurative language called personification. Personification is when you give human characteristics or traits to something that is non human. When the author writes, "<span>the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows." the author is giving the sea human characteristics. The sea does not actually have lips.</span>
Properly placed quotes add power and detail to your essay writing.
