"But I think sometimes a person has to be forced underwater to see if they're going to drown or swim."

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Source : Karen White (2011). “The Beach Trees”, p.114, Penguin

Karen White

#Thinking Quotes #Swim Quotes #Underwater Quotes

“Hope your new boots are fast Bella. One little jar isn't going to keep a hungry bear occupied for long." "I only have to be faster than you.”
“My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look at the world in a long-term way. Shell takes a 20-year view on events and plans for different scenarios. It makes you see the world as a kind of large matrix.”
“There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.”
“Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.”
“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.”
“I don't like bands who would play music like Code. I mean I hate most bands with emotional singing parts (I adore metal singing like Iron Maiden though!)”
“Our mission in this new century is clear. For good or ill, we live in an interdependent world. We can't escape each other. Therefore, we have to spend our lives building a global community of shared responsibilities, shared values, shared benefits.”
“Growing up in England, I was constantly surrounded by the Arthurian legend.”

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