Quote by David Adams Richards

“Her bare feet land with light thuds like rain on stones.”

— Victoria Schwab

“She was at sea. She knew the rocking of the boat as intimately now as if she’d never known anything else, felt the muted…

— T.C. Boyle

“I was feeling like I was floating two inches above the sidewalk every step of the way. Feeling, almost, a magnetic pull back towards…

— Barbara Avon

“Here I am again, walking in circles around the shore. Lost after I found the truth, Heart turned upside down once more. The sound…

— Renee Rentmeester

“...when she thought her heart might pulverize like a shell into sand, I will find a way to keep going, no matter what happens.”

— Christina Baker Kline

“She felt the pull of sleep urging her to close her eyes. It reminded her of standing on the beach when she was a…

— Tim McBain

“... beach houses along short sandy streets. He can feel her bare forarm brushing his, and it's strange she's being so quiet. He glances…

— Andre Dubus III

“She tasted like flowers and chocolate and gentle waves upon the shore.”

— Catherine Bybee

“She was tired of being afraid, so impossibly weary of her own fears that a part of her wanted to sit on the quite…

— John Shors

“Ocean waves gently rock the boat, As if to the tune of a lullaby. She sits still as the boat silently floats Under the…

— Rachel Lewis

“Sand And she frequently forgot, That her body (all our bodies) is a house of sand. That it had shattered and is shattering still.…

— Han Kang

“Sea breeze on her face, sun caressing her skin, Alexis couldn't help but feel at peace. The beach was her sanctuary.”

— Lindsay Chamberlin