“It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time.”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
“When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
“Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
“I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious and beautiful”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
“I couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families--our ancestors--are our identities. Biology is destiny.
I'm not who you think I am, I had said to T.J. the last time I'd seen him. Maybe I wasn't who I'd thought I was either.”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
“My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry.”
― Aimee Friedman, quote from Sea Change
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“For the survivors, the disaster of the Indy is their My Lai massacre or Watergate, a touchstone moment of historic disappointment: the navy put them in harm's way, hundreds of men died violently, and then the government refused to acknowledge its culpability.
What's amazing, however, is that these men, unlike contemporary generations who've been disappointed by bad government, are not bitter. Somehow, a majority brushed aside their feelings of rancor and went on to help build the booming postwar American economy of the fifties.”
― Doug Stanton, quote from In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
“I won’t ever stop loving you,” I promised him.
“Good,” Jake replied, and upon hearing how hoarse his voice was with emotion, I felt tears prick my eyes.
“I won’t ever stop loving you. No matter what.”
― Samantha Young, quote from Into the Deep
“-لماذا لا يحق لنا أن ننتقد ونعتبر الناس مغفلين ومعتوهين؟ بذريعة أننا سنبدو غائظين وغيورين؟ يتصرف الجميع على أننا متساوون، على أننا أثرياءـ مثقفون، أقوياء، بيض، صفر، وسيمون، ذكور، سعداء، بصحة جيدة، لدينا سيارة ضخمة.. ولكن هذا ليس صحيحًا. وبالتالي، لدي الحق في أن أحتج وأن أكون على مزاج سيء، وألا أبتسم بسذاجة طيلة الوقت، وأدلي برأيي حينما أرى أمورًا غير طبيعية ومجحفة، وحتى شتم بعض الناس. هذا حقي في الإعتراض.
- أوافقك الرأي، ولكن… هذا متعب. ربما علينا أن نفعل شيئًا أفضل من هذا، أليس كذلك؟
- أنت محق. من الغباء أن نهدر طاقتنا في أمور لا تستحق عناء ذلك. من الأفضل أن نوفر قوانا للتسلية.”
― Martin Page, quote from How I Became Stupid
“I lie constantly. All the time. I’m nothing but one big mass of lies.”
― Kiersten White, quote from Perfect Lies
“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?”
― Varun Agarwal, quote from How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company
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