River Quotes

1549 River quotes by 1049 unique authors

The sun was good. The men of the llano were men of the sun. The men of the farms along the river were men of… — Rudolfo Anaya
We catched fish, and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the… — Mark Twain
I cried a river of tears but he was too heavy to float on them. So I dragged him with me these years across an… — August Wilson
It's so much easier and cheaper to keep the river uncontaminated in the first place than it is to clean it up again once it's… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop… — Nhat Hanh
Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? To Grandmother's house we go?" Frank cleared his… — Rick Riordan
Stories are like a river that flows - you dip a bucket in it — Gary Paulsen
WAKING AT NIGHT The blue river is grey at morning and evening. There is twilight at dawn and dusk. I lie in the dark wondering… — Jack Gilbert
Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod, one night sailed off in a wooden shoe; Sailed off on a river of crystal light into a sea of dew.… — Eugene Field
Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere,… — Edgar Allan Poe
There walked warlocks in all their bat-winged, cat-eyed glory, and here, as they swung out over the river, she saw the darting flash of multicolored… — Cassandra Clare
Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds. — Stephen Crane
The melancholy river bears us on. When the moon comes through the trailing willow boughs, I see your face, I hear your voice and the… — Virginia Woolf
Liesel crossed the bridge over the Amper River. The water was glorious and emerald and rich. She could see the stones at the bottom and… — Markus Zusak
Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so full of emotion,… — Christopher Paolini
And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond. — Christopher Paolini
Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river. — Lisa See
She looked at him gravely. "You cannot call back the river that has already flowed past you, Ruith. All you can do is be grateful… — Lynn Kurland
Seasons may change winter to spring, but I love you until the end of time Come what may, come what may, I will love you… — Ewan McGregor
There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as… — Diana Gabaldon
There are some delightful places in this world which have a sensual charm for the eyes. One loves them with a physical love. We people… — Guy de Maupassant
Confined on the ship, from which there is no escape, the madman is delivered to the river with its thousand arms, the sea with its… — Michel Foucault
Farewell, my great one, my own, farewell, my pride, farewell, my swift, deep, dear river, how I loved your daylong splashing, how I loved to… — Boris Pasternak
New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water. — Truman Capote
Since early morning he had been swimming in the river, in company with his friends the ducks. And when the ducks stood on their heads… — Kenneth Grahame

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