“Bink knew the dolphin only from old pictures; it was a kind of magic fish that breathed air instead of water.”

“Bink," said Gollie, "I must inform you that you are giving a home to a truly unremarkable fish.""I love him" said Bink.”

“We do well to remember dolphins. If a dolphin ails, then others come alongside and nudge him gently through the waters; because a dolphin must keep moving in order to keep breathing. We all have need of our dolphins alongside us from time to time.”

“Elaine's lows were low, but her highs were...well her highs were magic that transformed mere earth, air, and water into the breath of life.”

“Beauty without grace is like a fish far displaced from the water and looking at this kind of beauty is like watching that fish die right there on the cement in front of you.”

“I was spinning—from the kiss, the alcohol or the lack of air, I wasn’t sure, but I knew I needed to pull away if only just to breath.”