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1 " A true best friend loves you even when it seems like you've gone off the deep end. "
― Liz Fenton , The Status of All Things
2 " summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. for those few months, you’re not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don’t have the rest of the year. you can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. summer just opens the door and lets you out. "
― Deb Caletti , Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
3 " Never had anyone said, " Listen. Life is short. Pretend your body is still in its twenties. Jump for the brass ring. Swing for those bleachers. Dive into the deep end of the pool. Act like a fool if you must, but at least *live*. "
4 " Love: the impossible combination of being IN the deep end and being OFF the deep end. "
― Jennifer Harrison, , Write like no one is reading 2
5 " The doctors agreed: He was going crazy...they didn't think it had anything to do with the war. They were sure Billy was going to pieces because his father had thrown him into the deep end of the Y.M.C.A swimming pool when he was a little boy, and had then taken him to the rim of the Grand Canyon. "
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , Slaughterhouse-Five
6 " I’m so exhausted with worry, I go to bed early that day. But hours later, I’m still awake. I can’t seem to fall asleep. Not without him by my side. When did I become so addicted to Jake? Why do I crave his company? Since forever, my conscience responds. After my father’s death, I went off the deep end because he was not there. I sought the BDSM lifestyle, not because I yearned for it, but because I wanted the pain. If Jake had been there, somehow I could have muddled through the aftermath of my father’s funeral without looking for someone to tie me up and administer punishment. I wanted to be beaten as an outlet for my agony. Not that it made any difference. Even after I flew to Brazil, the pain was still there. It still is. And I know why. Because he’s not by my side. As much as I want him to be here with me, he never signed on to babysit me for life. "
― Magda Alexander , Storm Conquered (Storm Damages, #4)
7 " If something's not working, it's wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, 'Actually, you've gone off the deep end here'. "
