Maldives Dream Quotes

She and her husband, Lucien, had both turned sixty-five that year, and while Lucien had settled into placid retirement, Gretchen was going through something of a late midlife crisis or a really late puberty. She dreamed of being whisked away by a handsome stranger to some gorgeous beach somewhere. Their house was adorned with photos of the Bahamas, the Seychelles, the Maldives, and other exotic locales, all taken by someone else. As far as I could tell, the couple had never been farther than Maine.

I didn't dream about the Maldives, a car, a house or fame. The greatest happiness for me then was at least one more dawn. Another. To live until the morning. To see the sun. Again. Since then, the value has not changed radically, but it has changed and taken root in my consciousness. Every morning is good, every smile is sincere, every breath is like the last. And I am real.