Eli was right. The measure of success isn't what you gain. It's what you pay to get it.
~ Elmer Seward
Duck wasn't sure if it was optimism or fantasy, but hope had been such uncharted waters for him recently that he was having difficulty navigating them.
If a boat is shattered by a storm, the desperate passengers cling to the floating pieces of the hull. In that moment, it's not a broken boat. To a drowning man, it's a floating miracle.
Where did it all begin? These are simple questions, but just as the humid summer air that can be felt but not touched, the answers are elusive.
