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“When men fall into the sea, they drown. When women meet the water, they transform. It becomes vital to ask: is this a metamorphosis, or a homecoming?”
― A Study in Drowning
― A Study in Drowning
“Some things are constant,' Effy said. 'They must be. I think that's why so many poets write about the sea.'
'Maybe the idea of constancy is what's actually terrifying. Fear of the sea is fear of the eternal- because how can you win against something so enduring. So vast and so deep.”
― A Study in Drowning
'Maybe the idea of constancy is what's actually terrifying. Fear of the sea is fear of the eternal- because how can you win against something so enduring. So vast and so deep.”
― A Study in Drowning
“Grief suffocated. Grief paralysed. Grief was a cruel, heavy boot pressed so hard against his chest that he could not breathe.”
― Babel
― Babel
“The world can think you’re all wrong if there’s one person who thinks you’re just right.”
― The Night Ship
― The Night Ship
“Above all, there was understanding. She felt as if a mist had been lifted from her eyes, enabling her to look upon and comprehend the significance of life, that monster made up of beauty and brutality.”
― The Awakening " and Selected Stories: Microsoft Reader Level 5
― The Awakening " and Selected Stories: Microsoft Reader Level 5
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