Love with a Chance of Drowning Quotes

“Life’s most beautiful things are empty without somebody to share them with.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“If something happens on the ocean, we’ll die as two people in love who are living a remarkable adventure. That’s a good way to die.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“His introduction throws me. The only time I can envision "Hi, I'm a surgeon" as a fitting introduction is if I were on a gurney in a stark white room and a man wielding a scalpel was standing over me. Plus, it's been a while since we've talked careers with anyone. Jobs are rarely a topic of conversation anymore--they exist in a place and time too far away to seem interesting. "What do you do?" is not a question asked to define someone, because out here we're all working the same jobs: yachties, mechanics, navigators, weather-readers, fishermen, adventure travelers, storytellers.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“I kept my plan simple: leave my comfort zone, work in a foreign city, enjoy some uninhibited fun, and return home in one year.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“Check it out.” I point to the water. “The fish are getting a good feed. But I can’t figure out what they’re eating.” Ivan moves in to investigate and his face screws up. “I just flushed the toilet. They’re eating my poo!” For dinner that night, we don’t eat barbecued red snapper. In fact, shit-fed red snapper is off the menu for good.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“Utterly alone out here, clothes became useless some time ago and, while I’m used to seeing his bits hanging just below the whistle on his life jacket, I’m still continually amused at the sight.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“When I was a kid, afraid of the Boogieman, I would hide motionlessly under my bed covers for hours on end. Not much has changed since then.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning

“I think he hoped I’d do something really impressive with my life. He wanted me to be like Scully from The X-Files—you know, an FBI agent who goes around kicking paranormal ass for a living. It’s kind of hard to be a kick-ass graphic designer.”
― Torre DeRoche, Love with a Chance of Drowning