"Once a marine, always a marine."

"His eyes were the color of copper, unusual for a guy as dark as he was. They gave him a kind of power, like magnets, sucking you in."

"When I told Dad I was the new SPL, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, Now you're talking my language."

"Senior Patrol Leader, take us in."

"This place could be crawling with spirits."

"Watch out tonight when you go out to make shi-shi, ah?"

"The ocean was calling me...Dylan, come swim."

"Small sharks still have sharp teeth. Maybe you don't mind losing your foot, but I do."

"The solid earth turned fluid. It groaned, somewhere far below."

"Pu'u Kapukapu was coming apart, huge chunks of cliff falling away in the darkness."

"I'd walk around this island six times to find them."

"I stepped over pieces of our old lives, stuff...