Embarrassment Quote by Polly Shulman

“The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home, like all the men who now live with…

— Jeanette Winterson

“Being a mermaid might seem like all fun and games, but it was a job like any other.”

— Mira Grant

“I thought a mermaid lived in my shower drain, and I used to call her Sarah and talk to her.”

— Tarryn Fisher

“She tried to speak; her mouth opened, once, twice, silent, a mermaid washed ashore.”

— Gillian Flynn

“I was running along the coastal path, clasping Mum's bracelet to my wrist. I was terrified that it was going to drop off and…

— Paula Hawkins

“He had on long swim trunks, which were dark with water and sticking to his thighs. His hair was wet and dripping into his…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“Mermaids don't drown.”

— Suzanne Palmieri

“You know, there’s probably a lot of moisture in caves, too, which would be bad for my hair. And all those sharp edges. I…

— Ellen DeGeneres

“I spend one evening with a handsome merman, and I become a silly mermaid with a crush.”

— Carla Reighard

“Have you ever had a secret that involved other people, and you couldn't share it without exposing them?I have to be really careful." He…

— Lisa Kessler

“You smell,' she began, slowly and wonderingly, 'like -' 'Like a herring!'I said bitterly. My cheeks were hot now and very red; there were…

— Sarah Waters

“but there I was, trying to fit the ocean into a plastic cup as it tossed and turned me in its waves.”

— Samantha Irby