--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: He sighed and then focused his eyes right…" description: "\"He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg" --- # He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was… ![“He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes. "I want to kiss you, Rose," he said softly. "And I want you to want me too.” quote by Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg) > “He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes. "I want to kiss you, Rose," he said softly. "And I want you to want me too.” [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Intense attraction can feel overwhelming, like being submerged in a vivid, all‑consuming emotion. **In simple terms:** Strong attraction feels like drowning. Key Takeaway Recognize and communicate intense feelings. Themes romance intimacy vulnerability desire Mood dramatic intense Type narrative emotional When to use this quote - first date - confession - relationship tension - personal reflection Key Concepts emotional intensity unrequited love personal connection Questions to Reflect On - What does this attraction reveal about your needs? - How can you balance passion with clarity? A Different Perspective Intense focus may blind you to other aspects. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Focused](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focused/) [Kissing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kissing/) [Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rose/) [Sea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sea/) [World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/) ## Related quotes > [Kiss From A Rose There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea. You became the light on the dark side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seal/kiss-from-a-rose-there-used-to-be-a-graying-tower-alone-on-the-sea/) [Seal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seal/) > [“Kiss me, Rose” was all I could manage, and my beautiful girl—well, they say a gentleman does not kiss and tell…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-boyd/kiss-me-rose-was-all-i-could-manage-and-my-beautiful-girl-well-they/) [Christina Boyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-boyd/) > [I want to kiss you again, Tess.” “Why?” He chuckled, low under his breath. “Why? Because you’re beautiful, and because I want you. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-want-to-kiss-you-again-tess-why-he-chuckled-low-under-his-breath/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-are-five-things-to-write-songs-about-i-m-leaving-you-you-re/) [Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/) > [That you can know what i have in me and still want me as much as i want you. i go to sleep every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-day/that-you-can-know-what-i-have-in-me-and-still-want-me-as-much-as-i/) [Sylvia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-day/) > [We all have regrets, Urian. Nothing that lives is immune from that nasty emotion. (Acheron) So what? You want me to go kiss and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/we-all-have-regrets-urian-nothing-that-lives-is-immune-from-that/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [We shall never meet, but there is something I want you to know. My time is not the same as your time. Our times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erlend-loe/we-shall-never-meet-but-there-is-something-i-want-you-to-know-my-time/) [Erlend Loe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erlend-loe/) > [Sydney sighed and stood up, smoothing her rumpled clothes with dismay. ʺI need a coffee shop or something.ʺ ʺI think I saw one in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/sydney-sighed-and-stood-up-smoothing-her-rumpled-clothes-with-dismay/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [Jerome sighed and set down his fork. "Are you still doing that, Georgie? Don't I suffer enough without having to endure the humiliation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/jerome-sighed-and-set-down-his-fork-are-you-still-doing-that-georgie/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [I sighed and stared off without any particular focus. "I miss him so much." "I'm sorry," she said. "Will it ever get better?" The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-sighed-and-stared-off-without-any-particular-focus-i-miss-him-so/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [I sighed and gestured toward him. "I'll take him." In an undertone, I added, "Don't let me down, Zmey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-sighed-and-gestured-toward-him-i-ll-take-him-in-an-undertone-i/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [I don't suppose you offered to help?" "Sage," Adrian declared. "These hands don't do manual labor." He knocked another ball into a hole. "You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-don-t-suppose-you-offered-to-help-sage-adrian-declared-these-hands/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [I figured I could read more than five pages tonight since I'd been deprived for the last couple of days. When I finished the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-figured-i-could-read-more-than-five-pages-tonight-since-i-d-been/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [I wasn't fooled. He was avoiding looking at me. "There's nothing to talk about." "I knew you'd say that. Actually, it was a toss-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-wasn-t-fooled-he-was-avoiding-looking-at-me-there-s-nothing-to-talk/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [You look confused," said Adrian. I shook my head and sighed. "I think I'm just overthinking things." He nodded solemnly. "That's why I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/you-look-confused-said-adrian-i-shook-my-head-and-sighed-i-think-i-m/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) ## More by Richelle Mead > [“Jerome shrugged. “We’re back to the part where I don’t give a fuck.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/jerome-shrugged-we-re-back-to-the-part-where-i-don-t-give-a-fuck/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [His fingertips slid down from my face, lightly stroking the line of my neck, down toward my shoulder. Everywhere he touched, a trail of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/his-fingertips-slid-down-from-my-face-lightly-stroking-the-line-of-my/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“A piece of heaven?" I managed to ask. He slowly shook his head. "No. The other place. The one I'm going to burn in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/a-piece-of-heaven-i-managed-to-ask-he-slowly-shook-his-head-no-the/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [When I talked to him earlier, he said he had to work tonight,” Peter explained, “but that we should go ahead and draw for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/when-i-talked-to-him-earlier-he-said-he-had-to-work-tonight-peter/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [It was a nephilim.” “A nephi-what?” asked Hugh, startled. “Isn’t that a character on Sesame Street?” Peter spoke up for the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/it-was-a-nephilim-a-nephi-what-asked-hugh-startled-isn-t-that-a/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [Life and death were so unpredictable. So close to each other. We existed moment to moment, never knowing who would be the next to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/life-and-death-were-so-unpredictable-so-close-to-each-other-we/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“I watched, enthralled, as he painted a large silver heart with flames edging one side. The whole design was Celtic in style. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-watched-enthralled-as-he-painted-a-large-silver-heart-with-flames/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“I loved Aeson. You have no idea what love is.” “Oh, I do. I know that it’s the best high and the worst hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-loved-aeson-you-have-no-idea-what-love-is-oh-i-do-i-know-that-it-s/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“Why would you do that? Why would you act like you didn't know how to drive?" "Isn't it obvious, Sage? No, of course it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/why-would-you-do-that-why-would-you-act-like-you-didn-t-know-how-to/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“Everything I’d fought for, every challenge, every victory … all of it was empty if anything happened to him. Without him, I wouldn’t have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/everything-i-d-fought-for-every-challenge-every-victory-all-of-it-was/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [Is it true? You had a clean getaway and risked it all for me?" I Swallowed. "It wouldn't have been a clean getaway without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/is-it-true-you-had-a-clean-getaway-and-risked-it-all-for-me-i/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [Keith was just bringing the glass to his lips when Adrian said, "Mmm. O positive, my favorite." Keith sprayed out the wine he'd just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/keith-was-just-bringing-the-glass-to-his-lips-when-adrian-said-mmm-o/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“Life’s like that. As we grow and change, some things we’ve experienced before take on new meaning. It’ll happen for the rest of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/life-s-like-that-as-we-grow-and-change-some-things-we-ve-experienced/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [Hey Sydney," she said, giving me a small, crooked smile as she entered the room. Her flashing, dark eyes were friendly, but they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/hey-sydney-she-said-giving-me-a-small-crooked-smile-as-she-entered/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) > [“Sydney Katherine Sage,” he said, his green eyes full of love and earnestness. “Would you do a brooding, deadbeat Moroi the honor of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/sydney-katherine-sage-he-said-his-green-eyes-full-of-love-and/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Explore all 2,001 Richelle Mead quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) ## More Drowning quotes > [Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bytheway/our-world-is-drowning-in-a-sea-of-self-centeredness-you-can-make/) [John Bytheway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bytheway/) > [The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-holland/the-world-around-us-is-an-increasingly-hostile-and-sinful-place/) [Jeffrey R. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-holland/) > [Beloved, let your eyes half close, and your heart beat Over my heart, and your hair fall over my breast, Drowning love's lonely hour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-butler-yeats/beloved-let-your-eyes-half-close-and-your-heart-beat-over-my-heart/) [William Butler Yeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-butler-yeats/) > [“unsignificantly off the coast there was a splash quite unnoticed this was Icarus drowning”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-carlos-williams/unsignificantly-off-the-coast-there-was-a-splash-quite-unnoticed-this/) [William Carlos Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-carlos-williams/) > [Here is the boy, drowning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-ness/here-is-the-boy-drowning/) [Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ness/) > [You cannot sink someone else's end of the boat and still keep your own afloat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bower/you-cannot-sink-someone-else-s-end-of-the-boat-and-still-keep-your/) Charles Bower > [You can swim in life and seawater, but both are hard to swallow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-o-malley/you-can-swim-in-life-and-seawater-but-both-are-hard-to-swallow/) [Austin O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-o-malley/) > [Why all these signs around us that make me doubt language and submerge me in meanings, drowning reality instead of extracting it from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-luc-godard/why-all-these-signs-around-us-that-make-me-doubt-language-and/) [Jean-Luc Godard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-luc-godard/) > [There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-flynn/there-are-many-ways-to-drown-only-the-most-obvious-wave-their-arms-as/) [Nick Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-flynn/) > [I know that look, Blake. You are a drowning woman, and the only way out is down the aisle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-know-that-look-blake-you-are-a-drowning-woman-and-the-only-way-out/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) > [“Shame isn't a quiet grey cloud, shame is a drowning man who claws his way on top of you, scratching and tearing your skin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsty-eagar/shame-isn-t-a-quiet-grey-cloud-shame-is-a-drowning-man-who-claws-his/) [Kirsty Eagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsty-eagar/) > [You are not drowned when u fall into the water but u are when you stay in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/psalmgreat/you-are-not-drowned-when-u-fall-into-the-water-but-u-are-when-you/) Psalmgreat > [“Sure, I wouldn’t be in range to do more than dial 911 if she slipped and hit her head and fell into the water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-monroe/sure-i-wouldn-t-be-in-range-to-do-more-than-dial-911-if-she-slipped/) [Max Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-monroe/) > [I'm always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you're drowning, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-waits/i-m-always-looking-for-sounds-that-are-pleasing-at-the-time-the-sound/) [Tom Waits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-waits/) > [I got to a point where I had no self-esteem and I just felt like I was drowning, and I had no way out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-anderson/i-got-to-a-point-where-i-had-no-self-esteem-and-i-just-felt-like-i/) [Megan Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-anderson/) Browse all 868 Drowning quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes. \"I want to kiss you, Rose,\" he said softly. \"And I want you to want me too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richelle Mead" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-right-on-me-it-was-like-drowning/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Drowning" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-right-on-me-it-was-like-drowning/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/richelle-mead-46_drowning_he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-righ_272344.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was…” — Richelle Mead", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Richelle Mead", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "He sighed and then focused his...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-right-on-me-it-was-like-drowning/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/he-sighed-and-then-focused-his-eyes-right-on-me-it-was-like-drowning/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```