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" Papi learned to swim in water that wanted to kill him.
That ocean can't be so different; shouldn't be any different.
If any man could take a hard dive & come up breathing,

it should be one who had practiced for just that his entire life. "

Elizabeth Acevedo , Clap When You Land


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Elizabeth Acevedo quote : Papi learned to swim in water that wanted to kill him.<br />That ocean can't be so different; shouldn't be any different.<br />If any man could take a hard dive & come up breathing,<br /><br />it should be one who had practiced for just that his entire life.