Shipwreck Girl Quotes

“I swore allegiance to your victory
You watched me take the fall
Is it any wonder that I’m wounded?
Do you even care at all?
These stars and blazing fires burn
For what you once believed
But listen close
No one is singing
Long live the king”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I can feel it. The music. It feels as real to me as the Pacific wind caressing my face. As real as the rhythm of Landon's heart beating next to mine.
And I think he can feel it, too.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize they made shoes for emo ballerinas!”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“Can’t go on
It’s not worth trying
When a journey ends
In a lover’s dying.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I can’t believe you’ve never been to a concert before,” Alane says.
“Well, I mean, I’ve been to a few orchestral concerts. You know, Bach. Vivaldi. Oh, and Franz Liszt who, as we all know, was quite the heartbreaker back in his day. But as far as contemporary music goes, no. I’ve never been to a concert.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I guess I should have known after watching him perform with such intensity that he would kiss the same way; with his whole heart and soul.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I thought I knew what it was like to be kissed. The first time Max kissed me, I really believed I saw those fireworks. But as I sink into Landon’s kiss, I begin to realize that what I thought were fireworks were actually something more like the sparks of a party popper.
Because kissing Landon, my entire world is fireworks.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“If songs were made of colors, “Stars Align” would most certainly be a rainbow.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I take a moment to reflect on the music before submerging again. It’s a profoundly moving, almost desperate-sounding melody. It seems as though the singer is aching, yearning to reach this girl who’s lost at sea.
Or perhaps the girl who’s lost herself.
I do know a little something about that.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“The drums are demanding and yet he never misses a beat.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“And this lovely young lady is Juliette. Not to be confused with Lady MacBeth, Daenerys Targaryen, or any of Shakespeare’s other tragic heroines.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I’ve believed in following dreams my entire life. And even though these last eight months have left me questioning everything... I can’t just turn that off. I can’t not believe that passion is worth pursuing. If anything, I think I’m even more desperate to believe that it is. Because to me, that’s the only way the world makes sense; when we live for what we love.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“Back off, Romeo.
She’s not going home with you.
No need to stand on ceremony
When Juliet is feeling lonely.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I can’t help but hope that maybe, just maybe, being a part of this music video is helping me find my way back to my old self. To the Juliette who saw beauty everywhere she looked.
I have to admit I miss her.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl

“I wish I had a cool concert shirt I could wear, but the truth is I’ve never been all that into modern music. I’m much more of a classics girl.
And by classics, I mean Strauss.”
― Jacqueline E. Smith, Shipwreck Girl