Beginning-of-wisdom Quote by Bryce Courtenay

“There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed…

— Paulo Coelho

“Some days I like to wander to old and warn our places, forests ripped apart by man and streams that carry stagnant water where…

— Nikki Rowe

“The people who had once dwelled within these lands had not met easy or pleasant ends. She could feel their pain even now, whispering…

— Sarah J. Maas

“from RIVER My body is filled with sand. The heavy grains flow from my eyes and seek somewhere to fall. Speak to me friends.…

— Jay Woodman

“So many birds sitting around, on a dead wire, a bare branch, a cold ground, a drifting seashore; never realizing the glory in their…

— Anthony Liccione

“The birds were singing around me, but I reflected that the very birds were strangers to me, for I did not even know their…

— Margaret Atwood

“It felt like water in the desert.”

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

“Sometimes, in the evenings, a damp, gritty wind blew in the windows from Park Avenue, just as the rush hour traffic was thinning and…

— Donna Tartt

“The birds have vanished down the sky. Now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain…

— Li Po

“The charming grass, elegant water, fascinating winds, admirable rocks and delicate sands are never alone.”

— Delano Johnson

“Maybe these desert birds could explain to him the meaning of love without ownership.”

— Paulo Coelho

“The fish in the water is racked by thirst: I hear about it and burst out laughing. What you are looking for is right…

— Kabir