--- title: "9 Water Moves Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Water Moves quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Water Moves sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/kathy-acker-4132_lighter_the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lig_456693.png" --- > [The more rapidly the water moves, the lighter it seems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-acker/the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lighter-it-seems/) [Kathy Acker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-acker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/kathy-acker-4132_lighter_the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lig_456693.png) > [I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tasting-you-as-long-as-water-moves/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/rumi-56_love_i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tastin_1291382.jpg) > [There are so many symptoms of this disease it's hard to know where to start to catalogue them, but just look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disease-it-s-hard-to-know-where-to/) [Bill McKibben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mckibben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/bill-mckibben-1057_catalogues_there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disea_3092027.jpg) > [“You are no failure, on a river. The water moves regardless - for all it cares, you might be a minnow or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leif-enger/you-are-no-failure-on-a-river-the-water-moves-regardless-for-all-it/) [Leif Enger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leif-enger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/leif-enger-8880_failure_you-are-no-failure-on-a-river-the-water_2467738.jpg) > [“I want Adam to be happy, Kenji, I really do. But he and I would end up like water going nowhere." "What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-want-adam-to-be-happy-kenji-i-really-do-but-he-and-i-would-end-up/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/tahereh-mafi-229_ignite-me_i-want-adam-to-be-happy-kenji-i-really-d_1999593.jpg) > [“He turns the pages from right to left. He begins at the beginning and ends at the end. This makes a quirky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-amis/he-turns-the-pages-from-right-to-left-he-begins-at-the-beginning-and/) [Martin Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-amis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/martin-amis-704_quote_he-turns-the-pages-from-right-to-left-he_1693420.jpg) > [“He and I would end up like water going nowhere. Water that never moves-- It's fine for a little while. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/he-and-i-would-end-up-like-water-going-nowhere-water-that-never-moves/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/tahereh-mafi-229_ignite-me_he-and-i-would-end-up-like-water-going-n_1291144.jpg) > [“Water that never moves." I say to him. "Its fine for a little while. You can drink from it and it'll sustain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/water-that-never-moves-i-say-to-him-its-fine-for-a-little-while-you/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/tahereh-mafi-229_drink_water-that-never-moves-i-say-to-him-its_2302864.jpg) > [“It is a hot summer day in Tennessee in the midst of the sixth decade of this century. The girl has climbed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-griffin/it-is-a-hot-summer-day-in-tennessee-in-the-midst-of-the-sixth-decade/) [Susan Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-griffin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/susan-griffin-8475_hot-summer_it-is-a-hot-summer-day-in-tennessee-in-t_2324206.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water-moves/#itemlist", "name": "Water Moves Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The more rapidly the water moves, the lighter it seems.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathy Acker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-acker/the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lighter-it-seems/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/kathy-acker-4132_lighter_the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lig_456693.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/kathy-acker-4132_lighter_the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lig_456693.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/kathy-acker-4132_lighter_the-more-rapidly-the-water-moves-the-lig_456693.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The more rapidly the water moves, the lighter it seems.” — Kathy Acker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rumi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tasting-you-as-long-as-water-moves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/rumi-56_love_i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tastin_1291382.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/rumi-56_love_i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tastin_1291382.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/rumi-56_love_i-become-a-waterwheel-turning-and-tastin_1291382.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves.” — Rumi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are so many symptoms of this disease it's hard to know where to start to catalogue them, but just look at the effects on hydrology - on the way water moves around the planet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill McKibben" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disease-it-s-hard-to-know-where-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/bill-mckibben-1057_catalogues_there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disea_3092027.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/bill-mckibben-1057_catalogues_there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disea_3092027.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/bill-mckibben-1057_catalogues_there-are-so-many-symptoms-of-this-disea_3092027.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are so many symptoms of this disease it's hard to know where to start to catalogue them, but just look…” — Bill McKibben", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You are no failure, on a river. 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But at the bottom of this pool, There is no telling what is there now. This is what the girl’s father will say to her finally: corroded cans of chemical waste, some radioactive substances. That was why they put the fence there. She is not thinking of that now. The words have not yet been said, and so for her no trouble exists here. The water holds up her body. She is weightless in this fulsome element, the waves her body makes embracing her with their own benediction. Beneath her in the shadowy green, she feels the depth of the pond. 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