"Swimming Home" Quotes
A chance encounter with a mysterious swimmer disrupts the fragile balance of a vacationing family in the French Riviera.
fiction | 165 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
She was like a moth, or a shark - or a drunken bee - circling the light.
Swimming is a way of praying. Dipping our fingers in the water, we are touching the elements and finding our place in the world again.
The most dangerous thing in the world is to be alive; one is always in danger of one's life.
Sometimes we just have to do things, even if they are dangerous. Otherwise, what is the point of being alive?
The truth is we are all swimming in a pool of desire, looking for something to cling to.
There is a thin line between love and madness. Sometimes we cross it without even realizing.
In the silence between words, the truth often finds its way out.
The past is a vast ocean that keeps washing up on the shores of our present.
We are all broken in some way, but it is through our cracks that the light gets in.
Life is a series of moments, some beautiful and some painful. But it is in the painful ones that we truly grow.
