Quote by Hillary Jordan

“You flounder through life, struggling desperately so you won't drown, even though you would float if you'd just relax.”

— Natsuki Takaya

“I am like a leaf on a river, riding along the top of the water, not quite floating, not quite drowning. So I can't…

— Nora Raleigh Baskin

“from RIVER My body is filled with sand. The heavy grains flow from my eyes and seek somewhere to fall. Speak to me friends.…

— Jay Woodman

“Sometimes, I get pulled under the current, a wave of anxious thought flooding my mind. But, somehow, you help me find the surface. I…

— Liz Newman

“Sometimes I float along the river For its surface I am bound And there are times stones done fill my pockets And it's into…

— T.J. Klune

“We suffer the threat of breathing in water; we fight the nightmares that would drown us. And just as we feel the deceptive joy…

— Lynne Hugo

“We are all hurting and missing people. Everyone is scared, so you can’t talk about your worries because worries are everywhere. When everyone you…

— Veronica Rossi

“Swim. I shove myself off the dock with my feet and fucking flail as hard as I can.”

— Hannah Moskowitz

“My world is about FEELings. Sometimes, these feelings run so deep i fear i will drown. Creatively, it's a dream to be so sensitive.…

— Jaeda DeWalt

“The river embraces me and guides me to swim inside her and to drink the nectar of love from her bosom. She tells me…

— Avijeet Das

“I finally have permission to breathe, but I can’t. I inhale like sucking in salt water. I’m drowning in the unexpected. I’m sinking between…

— Carrie Lofty

“Well, I tried drowning, but that didn't work; somehow the urge to life, mere physical life, is damn strong, and I felt that I…

— Sylvia Plath