Drown Quotes

“That’s the funny thing about intimacy. When you’re in the midst of it, it can make everything you worry about when it comes to your appearance seem inconsequential.”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“Do I sacrifice my own happiness for the sake of everything else? Or, do I sacrifice everything else for my own sake? It’s gotta be the former, because how could anybody be so selfish and choose the latter?”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“​“We need to talk,” it says. I delete what I was typing and just stare at the message for a little while. “We need to talk.” That’s what people say when they’re about to let you down, or when they’re about to break your heart. “We need to talk” is never followed by good news. If he’s gonna tell me something disappointing like, “We shouldn’t have done what we’ve done,” then I don’t want to hear it — or in this case, read it. Not tonight. I don’t want to give up the hope that, maybe, we could be something. It’s not likely, I know, but as long”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“​I’m not sure if I heard about it somewhere or if I just made it up, but it’s one of those hugs that are so gentle, and soft, and safe, where every point of contact feels like perfection. It’s so perfect that the feeling lingers long after you let go, and there’s this tingle left there to remind you that what you’ve just experienced is…”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“​It’s weird being the kid of a couple going through a divorce. Sides get established and lines get drawn, and you want to take a side, but you also don’t want to take a side, but then you find out why they’re getting divorced, and you end up taking a side. Then, once you’ve taken a side, you start to feel guilty for not taking the other side, but your side is so mad at the other side, that it makes even talking to the other side feel like you’re betraying the side that you sided with. And there’s just so many different sides to the whole thing.”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“Promise me that you will never commit yourself to someone unless you’re going to commit yourself to someone.”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“He catches me staring at him, wonderstruck. I know I’ve been caught, but I can’t look away. A tiny crooked smile forms on his lips. 'What?' 'I’ve never met anyone so enchanting to me before,' I want to say. 'You’re perfection.' I want to say that, I really do. But I don’t. Instead, I chicken out and simply say, 'Nothing.”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown

“I keep staring at him, watching as this heavenly creature floats around the living room. I wish I were like him, so confident and seemingly without worry or care. I wish I liked myself as much as I’m finding I like him, and not just in the physical sense. His presence here allows me to see myself in the way that I always imagined I could be.”
― Daryl Leonardo, Drown