Submergence Quotes

“When along the pavement,
Palpitating flames of life,
People flicker around me,
I forget my bereavement,
The gap in the great constellation,
The place where a star used to be”
― D. H. Lawrence

“Do not think to swim below. The ocean is already pushing into ears, sinuses, temples, the softness of eyes, and the harpsichord strings behind the kneecaps.”
― J.M. Ledgard

“An old man, thin as a rake, with cheap Clicks Pharmacy reading glasses perched on his nose was leaning on the counter, paging through Die Burger newspaper.”
― Louis Wiid, from upcoming Novel SUBMERGED