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The Beach
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"The Beach" Quotes

A young backpacker discovers a hidden paradise in Thailand, but the idyllic community ultimately reveals its dark underbelly.

Quotes

And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for. Because it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... It lasts forever.

Alex Garland

paradisemoment

I just feel so damn lost and I don't know how to find myself.

Alex Garland

lostself-discovery

It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you.

Alex Garland

homechange

I am not afraid of sharks, just in case you were worried.

Alex Garland

fearbravery

I'm not sure if I'm searching for something or if I'm running away.

Alex Garland

searchingrunning

Every human relationship begins with a coincidence.

Alex Garland

relationshipscoincidence

I should have listened to the trees. They knew how to be still.

Alex Garland

naturewisdom

I don't know how or why this happens, but it does. I need someone to show me my place in all this, to give me a reason, and I don't know how to find them.

Alex Garland

purposeloneliness

The only thing that's real to me is this moment, here and now. The only thing I can do is live it, or sit in the dark and watch it happen.

Alex Garland

realityliving in the moment

Adventure is a path. Real adventure—self-determined, self-motivated, often risky—forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world.

Alex Garland

adventureriskself-determination