"It was what accidental deaths did to people, made everybody's sea floor irregular and uneven, causing tidal currents to collide, surge upward, thereby resulting in small yet volatile eddies churning at everybody's surface. (In the more dangerous cases, it created a lasting whirlpool in which the strongest swimmers could drown.)"

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Source : Marisha Pessl (2006). “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, p.192, Penguin

Marisha Pessl

#Sea Quotes #People Quotes #Swimmer Quotes

“In 1969, at the age of 19, I was lucky enough to work with George C. Scott in the definitive portrayal of his career over a period of many months and several countries on the definitive film version of Patton's WWII career.”
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.”

Source : "Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships". Book by Daniel Goleman, September 19, 2006.
“The mix in our rooms is so touching: the clutter and the cracks in the wall belie a bleakness or brokenness in our lives; while photos and a few rare objects show our pride, our rare shining moments ... these rooms are future ruins”
“Iâ€™m a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and Iâ€™ve been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as theyâ€™re writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that itâ€™s an interesting character at least.”
“It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.”
“I think I'd make a pretty good girlfriend.”
“God calls me to write the truth of my life transparently so that others can learn from my hurt and heartache without taking the field trip themselves.”
“Americans have mastered the art of living with the unacceptable.”

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