Quote by Sarah Dessen

“She felt like a speck of sand in an alien land, confused as to how it had gotten there.”

— Hugh Howey

“Standing still, I watched the world heave and swirl around me in the air. The sandy earth of the beach was making itself visible…

— Susan L. Marshall

“See, it’s like I’ve always told you, you’re a waste of human life and you would be better off as a grain of sand.…

— Charles Lee

“Nothing, nothing felt better than the way sand felt beneath my feet. It was both solid and shifting. Constant and ever-changing. It was summer.”

— Jenny Han

“I just stood there, like a grain of sand amongst a million others on a beach.”

— Jeff Erno

“More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory or, more…

— Raquel Cepeda

“When I felt as though I had reached land, it was like I was on a deserted sandy beach, feeling isolated and afraid to…

— Erin Merryn

“Even the biggest wave crashes. You're about to hit the sand. I hope you like the taste of dust.”

— L.J. Shen

“It was one of those days when you're dragging life along behind you like a bag full of sand.”

— Hendrik Groen

“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

“This is what it looks like when you wander somewhere between the sand and stardust, and meet a piece of yourself in someone else.…

— Leylah Attar

“The sight washed over me like a damn wave that you never see coming until it’s too late and you’re face down eating sand.”

— Buffy Andrews