“I know you are afraid; you are afraid to get hurt again. But I also know that you are not meant to grieve forever.”
― Second Firsts: Live, Laugh, and Love Again
― Second Firsts: Live, Laugh, and Love Again
“Break the rules and make up your own rules.”
― Living the Thin Life: Creative Ways to Maintain Your Weight for Life
― Living the Thin Life: Creative Ways to Maintain Your Weight for Life
“Swimming is my salvation. Ask me in the middle of winter, or at the end of a grueling day, or after a long stretch at the computer, where I’d most like to be, and the answer is always the same: in the water, gliding weightless, slicing a silent trail through whatever patch of blue I can find.”
― Swim: Why We Love the Water
― Swim: Why We Love the Water
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