diving Quotes

“You let go of everything and get ready and just dive. You can feel the seaweed against your legs. It’s brown, and the water’s clear, lighter towards the top, with lots of bubbles. And you glide. You hold your breath and glide and turn and come up, let yourself rise and breathe out. And then you float. Just float.”

“Mickey the Milkman dived down to the bottom singing: ‘I’m in the milk and the milk’s in me. God bless milk and God bless me! Then he swam to the top, pouring milk from his cup into batter below”

“They stung Lord Swell on his fat bald pate, they dived and hummed and buzzed and ate,”

“You’re quite sure that you wouldn’t like to do the diving yourself?” “Quite, thanks.”