“Him, her, a whale, you, what does it matter? You both saw the wreck, and you both swam up.”
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
“I always wanted to stumble into someone like you.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“He’s not even interested in the treasure. The whole point is the adventure. At least, for his crew, that’s the point. The last true poets of the sea, he calls them. People for whom discovery—like, the concept of the journey—is the treasure itself.”
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
“I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“The poetry you could write about Rufus helping me out of my grave isn't lost on me.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
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