“Two young salmon are swimming along one day. As they do, they are passed by a wiser, older fish coming the other way. The wiser fish greets the two as he passes, saying, "Morning boys, how's the water?" The other two continue to swim in silence for a little while, until the first one turns to the other and asks, "What the hell is water?"” WayFirstsLittlesTwoYoungTurnsAsksWaterSilenceBoysMorningHellOne DayFishesSwimSwimmingWiserSalmon Author:David Foster Wallace
“I used to hate swimming at school so much that I would always sneak downstairs in the middle of the night and take my swimming costume out of my gym bag and hide it in the house somewhere. Then I'd never have to go swimming at school. This went on for months and I never got caught and my Mum turned into a nervous wreck because the thought she was losing her memory... and then one day she caught me and got super angry. That was kind of bad.” KindSchoolUsedNightHateHouseMemoriesMiddleMonthsOne DayLosingAngryCaughtNervousBagsGymSwimmingMumCostumesWrecksSneakMiddle Of The NightLosing Her Author:Charli XCX
“I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.” EnoughRememberSecurityTearsOne DaySittingUnhappySwimmingPoolCheeksExplodingStreaming Author:Ingrid Bergman