“Nine planets round the sun, only one does the sun embrace. Upon this watered one, so much we take for granted; So let us sleep outside tonight, lay down in our mother's arms, for here we can rest safely ... One sweet world around a star is spinning One sweet world And in her breath I'm swimming, and here we will rest in peace.” WorldDoeMotherStarsSleepSunPlanetsSweetArmsBreathsEmbraceLaysRoundsNineGrantedTonightSwimmingSpinningRest In Peace Author:Dave Matthews
“Also it'll be unbelievably cold in there and the thing I'm probably most worried about is my face. That sounds silly but it's very difficult, if you're in cold temperature water, to get your head under because it takes your breath away. And then your hands go numb so you try and wriggle your fingers while swimming to warm up. It's very tough.” IfsTryingHandsFacesDifficultSoundWaterColdToughBreathsFingersWarmSillyWorriedSwimmingTemperatureNumb Author:Greg James
“The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.” OrderFightingLaughingTruth IsBreathsDepthEverydayDareSurfaceSwimmingPoolAbyssSwimming PoolSpringboards Author:Franz Kafka
“It's like swimming, underwater, this whole year. I just close my eyes. hold my breath, and keep kicking.” YearsWholeEyeBreathsSwimmingKickingUnderwaterWhole Year Author:Laura Moriarty
“When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit” EnoughChoicesDarkReturnPrayingBreathsSwimSwimmingTunnelsExit Book:Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon Source: Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon