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title: "17 Life Raft Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Life Raft quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Life Raft sayings and thoughts."
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> [“She was my life raft, my turtle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-fitch/she-was-my-life-raft-my-turtle/)

[Janet Fitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-fitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/janet-fitch-717_life_she-was-my-life-raft-my-turtle-2162593_2162593.png)

> [“In my family, a book can be a life raft.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-hoffman/in-my-family-a-book-can-be-a-life-raft/)

[Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/alice-hoffman-427_book_in-my-family-a-book-can-be-a-life-raft-6_639324.png)

> [“He was a life raft in a sea of assholes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-jarzab/he-was-a-life-raft-in-a-sea-of-assholes/)

[Anna Jarzab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-jarzab/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/anna-jarzab-31002_life_he-was-a-life-raft-in-a-sea-of-assholes_1064699.jpg)

> [“Hope was a dangerous thing, I knew, but it didn’t stop your heart from latching on to it like a life raft.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karina-halle/hope-was-a-dangerous-thing-i-knew-but-it-didn-t-stop-your-heart-from/)

[Karina Halle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karina-halle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/karina-halle-452_hope_hope-was-a-dangerous-thing-i-knew-but-it_2047786.jpg)

> [If someone throws a life raft out there, you have to actually swim to it. You can't say bring it to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-donovan/if-someone-throws-a-life-raft-out-there-you-have-to-actually-swim-to/)

[Billy Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-donovan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/billy-donovan-4892_actually_if-someone-throws-a-life-raft-out-there_462520.png)

> [“You’re my life raft in an endless ocean. You saved me from drowning. You saved me from myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-a-linde/you-re-my-life-raft-in-an-endless-ocean-you-saved-me-from-drowning/)

[K.A. Linde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-a-linde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/k-a-linde-13081_drowning_you-re-my-life-raft-in-an-endless-ocean_589189.jpg)

> [“There is no life raft' you're just freaking swimming all the time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kingsolver-barbara/there-is-no-life-raft-you-re-just-freaking-swimming-all-the-time/)

[Kingsolver, Barbara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kingsolver-barbara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/kingsolver-barbara-85681_life_there-is-no-life-raft-you-re-just-freaki_2188696.jpg)

> [“You are so in over your head that even a life raft can't keep you afloat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-stephens/you-are-so-in-over-your-head-that-even-a-life-raft-can-t-keep-you/)

[Holly Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-stephens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/holly-stephens-91988_afloat_you-are-so-in-over-your-head-that-even-a_2612289.jpg)

> [At some points, hope was the only thing I had. When I began my journey toward walking again, I clung to hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-arlen/at-some-points-hope-was-the-only-thing-i-had-when-i-began-my-journey/)

[Victoria Arlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-arlen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/victoria-arlen-11467_hope_at-some-points-hope-was-the-only-thing-i_1800665.jpg)

> [“As we age we begin to grasp at youthful bliss like a life raft in a sea of harsh reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-herzog/as-we-age-we-begin-to-grasp-at-youthful-bliss-like-a-life-raft-in-a/)

[Brad Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-herzog/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/brad-herzog-54789_aging_as-we-age-we-begin-to-grasp-at-youthful_2127966.jpg)

> [I wouldn’t trust you if you were the last life raft leaving the Titanic.”-max](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-wouldn-t-trust-you-if-you-were-the-last-life-raft-leaving-the/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/james-patterson-171_lasts_i-wouldn-t-trust-you-if-you-were-the-las_1943483.png)

> [It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyra-sedgwick/it-s-easier-in-some-ways-being-on-the-life-raft-and-the-other-guy-s/)

[Kyra Sedgwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyra-sedgwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/kyra-sedgwick-15473_boat_it-s-easier-in-some-ways-being-on-the-li_2595656.jpg)

> [“If you must know anything, know that the hardest task is to live only once. That a woman on a sinking ship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ocean-vuong/if-you-must-know-anything-know-that-the-hardest-task-is-to-live-only/)

[Ocean Vuong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ocean-vuong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/ocean-vuong-23952_easy_if-you-must-know-anything-know-that-the_2325129.jpg)

> [When you're the ones in the life raft and you have four or five women in the life raft who put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/when-you-re-the-ones-in-the-life-raft-and-you-have-four-or-five-women/)

[Junot Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/junot-diaz-531_ends_when-you-re-the-ones-in-the-life-raft-an_2439025.jpg)

> [All authors know that any book is a casting of runes, a reading of cards, a map of the palm and heart.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/all-authors-know-that-any-book-is-a-casting-of-runes-a-reading-of/)

[Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/erica-jong-445_book_all-authors-know-that-any-book-is-a-cast_1186647.jpg)

> [It's an opportunity that's there for all of us, like a life raft or preserver to hang onto when there's nothing else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/it-s-an-opportunity-that-s-there-for-all-of-us-like-a-life-raft-or/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/chuck-ragan-23704_feels_it-s-an-opportunity-that-s-there-for-all_1237280.jpg)

> [“I cannot help but remind myself that all that time, you knew the truth. You allowed yourself to slowly make terms with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-warner/i-cannot-help-but-remind-myself-that-all-that-time-you-knew-the-truth/)

[Jesse Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-warner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/jesse-warner-88549_entire-life_i-cannot-help-but-remind-myself-that-all_963157.jpg)

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