Quotes by Matthew Thomas

“With the keel missing, the yacht would have immediately inverted 90 degrees, and within less than a minute would have completely inverted. Anyone on deck would have been flung into the water.”

“Public safety is not just the responsibility of University Police. We want to encourage the co-production of the responsibility.”

The point wasnt always to do what you want. The point was to do what you did and to do it well.

He threw all his affection at them and hoped that some of it would stick, maybe even come back to him, though if it didnt he gave it anyway; he gave it more, even, because everyone had something that needed to come out.

For a moment she knew exactly what he was thinking, not just about Tom, but about her, and himself, and all of life, and she liked the way he saw things. She could spend her life tuning into the calming frequency of his thoughts.He wasnt a stiff, and he wasnt a weakling either. What was the word for it? Sensitive was the only one that came to mind, amazing as that was to consider; he was a sensitive man. He soaked up whatever you gave him.

You are not in this life to count up victories and defeats. You are in it to love and be loved. You are loved with your head down. You will be loved whether you finish or not.