“He prayed for pain and suffering and agonizing misery—because it would mean they’d survived.”
― Drowning
― Drowning
“If there’s a fucking rainbow when they come outta there, I swear to god…”
― Drowning
― Drowning
“After all, it’s why we came to Hawaii. You should know, the cancer’s come back. The doctors said this time there was nothing they could do. Months. If I was lucky. Your father and I didn’t come to Hawaii for our anniversary. We came for one final adventure together. I wanted to spend what time I had left feeling alive. Experiencing grand and unexpected things. Well. I’d say I got my wish.”
― Drowning
― Drowning
“Life is measured in birthdays. Graduations. Weddings. First steps. A first crush. A first kiss. Firsts, not lasts, are the tallies on a life’s scorecard.”
― Drowning
― Drowning
“It didn’t matter if you died in a car crash or peacefully in your sleep at 102 or if you drowned in a plane at the bottom of the ocean. The end result would be the same. And that was all life was. Shifting the balance, every day, to make room for joy and grace in whatever circumstances you’ve got before your time runs out.”
― Drowning
― Drowning
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