Quote by Lev Grossman

“I doubt if he ever confronted and acknowledged his own deeper motivations, except when they were as pure as spring water.”

— Dan Simmons

“He’d never liked the ocean, the sense of the unknown beneath his feet, that something hungry and full of teeth might be waiting to…

— Leigh Bardugo

“There he was, skipping lightly across the surface of the water. He caught my eye and gave me that shit-eating grin again. “Be of…

— Phillip Andrew Bennett Low

“He stared into the fast-flowing waters and contemplated the tragedy of desire.”

— Salman Rushdie

“I dip my toe into the ocean of Joy and quickly withdraw it, afraid of the sea creatures of the mind.”

— Martin Cosgrove

“He was smooth water—effortless in refinement but just like still water, dangerous if you couldn’t swim.”

— Pepper Winters

“He tried to think of all the people in his life as chemicals, the uncertainty of mixing them together, the potential for explosions and…

— Kevin Wilson

“I am a solitary wave in the dark and desolate sea: and the sparkling glass I drank was drugged with misery.”

— Chamisso, Adelbert von

“Perhaps there had been joy for them in finding that sugar could be made from blood.”

— Edwidge Danticat

“Happiness, they say, is a decision, not just a feeling. And I have decided to get rip-roaringly drink and throw caution to the wind. ”

— Jane Moore

“I explore my subconscious the way Cousteau explored the sea: with a scuba tank and a smile.”

— Jarod Kintz

“All he wanted was to somehow get there, and taste that joy which everyone but him seemed to be experiencing.”

— Christina McKenna