"People who swim very well in troubled waters are respected and celebrated than those who swim excellently in calm waters."
- Israelmore Ayivor
"We are all swimmers before the dawn of oxygen and earth. We all carry the memory of that breathable blue past."
- Lidia Yuknavitch
"We Pisceans know how to swim without water"
- Munia Khan
"Sturdy swimmers afloat on water-couch Beneath the heavy bill their treasured pouchFishes pray for them to fly far away Inland lakes toast to the Pelican’s day"