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The Luminous Sea
Melissa Barbeau
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Beneath the foggy sky the glowing sea is hazy, the soft light of a scarf over a lamp.”
“She hopes she might convince her sea monster that she will not abandon her.”
“Well, what is a monster, anyway? Something you can't identify with no matter how hard you try. Something so far outside your experience.”
“It is the kind of glassy night when sound travels miles across the surface of the sea; the air a crystal wineglass, susceptible to the slightest flick of a fingertip.”
“Can you imagine sitting there letting the sea roll over you your whole life. No feet. No locomotion. Your whole fate decided by what washes over you.” “And that’s different than us?”
“You know, in their world those goblins are perfect. They have created the perfect adaptation for their environment. They may be a beauty down there. In the depths of the ocean.”
“Yes, how do you identify with a clam? Can you imagine sitting there letting the sea roll over you your whole life. No feet. No locomotion. Your whole fate decided by what washes over you.” “And that’s different than us?” She is not so sure. “Maybe.”
“Vivienne feels as though her surface self, the self that goes about the world, is a weatherman sending live reports to her subconscious. She is in the midst of a cold front, an atmospheric low.”
“There is no such thing as a secret in a small town. Nothing goes unnoticed. Tip the salt shaker over on the kitchen table and the next morning someone in line at the post office will ask if you remembered to throw a pinch over your left shoulder to shoo away the Devil.”
“The doldrums. A fate worse than a summer hurricane any sailor would tell you. At least a storm is something you can dance with, something you can fight. In the doldrums there is nothing to be done but float and wait.”
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