“Cabel felt the familiar nostalgic excitement of the endless possibilities encapsulated in a summers' night at Silver Beach. He smiled at himself as a boy and, more ruefully, at the man who now stoo...”

“The lake of my mind, unbroken by oars, heaves placidly and soon sinks into an oily somnolence. That will be useful.”

“The water. The lake. It flows through our veins, and there's nothing we can do about it It's like venom.”

“She felt a strong pull toward the water and it was more than curiosity”

“There are times when the ocean is not the ocean-not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: ferocity on a scale only gods can summon. It hurls itself at the island, s...”

“Many a year I told her tales. And then the time came for me to watch. And watch I have.”

“It's quiet in the car, in a good way for once. No words, no music. Silence seems right. I roll down the windows and lean my head against the door frame, listening to the wind rush by and smelling t...”