Shearwater Quotes

“I watched the colored lights and sparkles coming off of Sebastian in the dark water, as the ocean began the process of rebuilding his tail. I longed to join him in the water, to wrap my arms around him and let him carry me under the sea; but I wasn't ready. For him, the ocean was a home; for me it was death. Without being able to transform, the ocean depths would suffocate me, the pressure collapse my bones and flesh.”
― D.S. Murphy, Shearwater

“Life is not just a succession of experiences. It is a search for the truth, the good and the beautiful. It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom; it is in this that we find happiness and joy.”
― D.S. Murphy, Of Song and Tide

“There’s a YouTube video of funny animal compilations I’ve watched dozens of times. In one of them, a giraffe is confronted by a peacock. The peacock spreads its colorful tail, and the giraffe is so surprised its legs all try running off in different directions.”
― D.S. Murphy, Shearwater

“Just remember we’re not celebrating because we’re happy they’re gone, we’re celebrating because they lived and we loved them.”
― D.S. Murphy, Shearwater

“Then the room was spinning and I was hugging people, and crying—all at the same time, in a blur of warm orange lights and friendly faces and music that touched my soul. I”
― Derek Murphy, Shearwater