" Who had looked at me, soft and fresh as a blossom, and decided to give me to the tide. And why. I carried those questions around with me like a sack that got heavier as the years went by, even though I had become accustomed to the idea of it. Even though I was not unhappy with the life I had. I just wanted to know. To understand. To put that sack down. "

― Lauren Wolk , Beyond the Bright Sea