Bryce Quote by Wendelin Van Draanen

“I started to teach him how to swim only to leave him in the deep end too soon.”

— Katie Kacvinsky

“Dad kept telling me that he loved me, that he never would have let me drown, but you can’t cling to the side your…

— Jeannette Walls

“Being a child sucked. Being a teenager was worse. And being an adult seemed so far away that I had a better chance at…

— Shannon A. Thompson

“I always thought that I was a good swimmer, you know? That in a sink or swim situation I would rise to the top.…

— Rachel Hayes

“We could not swim, but now we are swimming— We have to swim. It is not fair. It is never fair. We have no…

— Alberto Ríos

“Characters are like kids. They want to be played with, taken on adventures. And they won't let you rest until you do.”

— Buffy Andrews

“I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.”

— Wendelin Van Draanen

“She was a wild ocean. And he had always seen people giving up while trying to swim in her and swim back to the…

— Akshay Vasu

“I suppose this means you can swim after all. Or am I supposed to tow you?" "If you really try," said Loaf, grinning, "you…

— Orson Scott Card

“I thought he jaunted around on yachts and baptized babies all day. Babies that would one day grow up to be swimsuit models, thanks…

— R.S. Grey

“He was dazed, the soft thoughts sinking slowly in. A son. Even a daughter. His child. Immortality. A chance to make good. Pass on…

— Helen Hodgman

“I hate t see you swim out so far you can't swim back.”

— Wendelin Van Draanen