--- title: "4 Arctic Quotes By Shannon M Mullen" description: "4 Arctic quotes by Shannon M Mullen. Plus more from Shannon M Mullen and more Arctic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/shannon-m-mullen-16615_acceptance_just-as-i-m-about-to-continue-walking-al_239047.jpg" --- > [“Just as I’m about to continue walking along the shoreline, the left third of the iceberg breaks off suddenly and crashes violently,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/just-as-i-m-about-to-continue-walking-along-the-shoreline-the-left/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/shannon-m-mullen-16615_acceptance_just-as-i-m-about-to-continue-walking-al_239047.jpg) > [“With thousands of years of history frozen in time, it's no wonder that many southerners like me romanticize the north as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/with-thousands-of-years-of-history-frozen-in-time-it-s-no-wonder-that/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/shannon-m-mullen-16615_acceptance_with-thousands-of-years-of-history-froze_1305537.jpg) > [“The intensity of my grief hits the mountains across Eclipse Sound, and then echoes throughout Arctic. There’s nobody around. I can barely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/the-intensity-of-my-grief-hits-the-mountains-across-eclipse-sound-and/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/shannon-m-mullen-16615_arctic_the-intensity-of-my-grief-hits-the-mount_2994942.jpg) > [“Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/even-the-tiniest-of-flowers-can-have-the-toughest-roots/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/shannon-m-mullen-16615_arctic_even-the-tiniest-of-flowers-can-have-the_3080507.jpg) ## Other authors on Arctic - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-mckibben-17985.jpg) Bill McKibben 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arctic/bill-mckibben/) - [Tatiana Schlossberg 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arctic/tatiana-schlossberg/) ## More by Shannon M Mullen > [“Suddenly, I’m lighter, only half of who I was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/suddenly-i-m-lighter-only-half-of-who-i-was/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Due to their short bloom time, Sakura blossoms are a metaphor for life itself: beautiful yet fleeting. You’ll realize when you’re as old as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/due-to-their-short-bloom-time-sakura-blossoms-are-a-metaphor-for-life/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Just as I’m about to continue walking along the shoreline, the left third of the iceberg breaks off suddenly and crashes violently, like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/just-as-i-m-about-to-continue-walking-along-the-shoreline-the-left/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Her eyes remind me of the Pacific: Raging. Fearless. Restless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/her-eyes-remind-me-of-the-pacific-raging-fearless-restless/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Is there such a thing as being too happy?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/is-there-such-a-thing-as-being-too-happy/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Family is the most important thing in this life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/family-is-the-most-important-thing-in-this-life/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Sometimes our heroes let us down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/sometimes-our-heroes-let-us-down/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“My mind feels like a race car on the track, getting faster and faster every time I pause to think or blink or try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/my-mind-feels-like-a-race-car-on-the-track-getting-faster-and-faster/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Maybe love’s more than the daily comforts: more than morning coffees and flowers and notes in my lunch bag and holding hands while watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/maybe-love-s-more-than-the-daily-comforts-more-than-morning-coffees/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Sometimes you have to fight for the past and sometimes you have to let go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/sometimes-you-have-to-fight-for-the-past-and-sometimes-you-have-to/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“I guess love distorts our perception of reality, and it’s even harder to recognize the truth when it’s buried underneath layers of what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/i-guess-love-distorts-our-perception-of-reality-and-it-s-even-harder/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“That’s what mountains do, they taunt you, lure you to the freedom of the wilderness, and it is fucking exhilarating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/that-s-what-mountains-do-they-taunt-you-lure-you-to-the-freedom-of/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Who am I fooling? Bad dreams never end. We just pretend they aren’t there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/who-am-i-fooling-bad-dreams-never-end-we-just-pretend-they-aren-t/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“With thousands of years of history frozen in time, it's no wonder that many southerners like me romanticize the north as a place where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/with-thousands-of-years-of-history-frozen-in-time-it-s-no-wonder-that/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) > [“Sleeping is much safer than the nightmare I’m living. When I sleep I feel nothing and I do nothing and I see nothing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/sleeping-is-much-safer-than-the-nightmare-i-m-living-when-i-sleep-i/) [Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arctic/shannon-m-mullen/#itemlist", "name": "4 Arctic Quotes By Shannon M Mullen", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just as I’m about to continue walking along the shoreline, the left third of the iceberg breaks off suddenly and crashes violently, like a high-rise apartment building imploding in the heart of the city. Tears roll down my face uncontrollably as I watch the two distinct halves of the iceberg drift further and further apart from each other. 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