He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.
Robert JordanStichwörter: expectations drowning robert wot wheel-of-time overwhelmed jordan lan new-spring
She stooped for a stone and dropped it down.
'Fancy being where that is now,' she said, peering into the blackness; 'fancy going round and round like a mouse in a pail, clutching at the slimy sides, with the water filling your mouth, and looking up to the little patch of sky above.'
'You had better come in,' said Benson, very quietly. 'You are developing a taste for the morbid and horrible.' ("The Well")
Stichwörter: horror drowning well
I nodded, unsure if Ted sounded admiring or angry. 'I waded in but I couldn't find him. I mean, is it possible - the water wasn't deep enough for him to drown. It doesn't make any sense.'
'My band made four brilliant albums and never had a single goddamn hit. We were supposed to be the American Rolling Stones, and we couldn't get more than five minutes of airplay. Does that make sense?' Ted stubbed out his cigarette.
Stichwörter: fame senselessness fairness drowning music-scene vagaries
I don't ask what Alex sees in him because I'm afraid my disapproval will make her latch on to him even more. That's how it works. I'll have to pretend he doesn't bother me and that I don't want to drown him in the bay.
Kaui Hart HemmingsStichwörter: disapproval daughters drowning boyfriends
There’s an old adage: the sensation of drowning reminds you of everything you ever knew about swimming.
Frederick WeiselStichwörter: drowning swimming teller weisel frederick-weisel
sometimes life isn’t worth the pain. i’m going for a swim. goodbye, my love.
Jake Vander-ArkStichwörter: romance death suicide thriller drowning tattoo teen
You seem to be drowning twice," said Hermione.
"Oh, am I?" said Ron peering down at his predictions. "I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff.
My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from my lungs and sink to the bottom. The water muffles my ears. I feel its movement over my face. I think about snorting the water into my lungs so it kills me faster, but I can't bring myself to do it. I blow bubbles from my mouth.
Relax. I close my eyes. My lungs burn.
Stichwörter: brave drowning tris veronica-roth divergent beatrice-prior
To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.
Idries ShahStichwörter: drowning
They call it the drowning instinct. It's when drowning doesn't look like drowning.
Ilsa J. BickStichwörter: metaphor deep drowning
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