River Quotes

1549 River quotes by 1049 unique authors

The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a… — Kenneth Grahame
That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of… — Deborah Harkness
The expression "following suit" is a curious one, because it has nothing to do with walking behind a matching set of clothing. If you follow… — Daniel Handler
Though you are three times more beautiful than angels, Though you are the sister of the river willows, I will kill you with my singing,… — Anna Akhmatova
I don’t know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, ‘Why don’t you admit that the humming bird, the butterfly, the Bird of Paradise… — David Attenborough
Those hours given over to basking in the glow of an imagined future, of being carried away in streams of promise by a love or… — Mark Strand
You mustn't stand about. Come home with me to dinner.’ ‘No.’ More shakes his head. ‘I would rather be blown around on the river and… — Hilary Mantel
In the instant before the door opened, I could almost sense my life expanding just like a river whose waters have begun to swell; for… — Arthur Golden
I would rediscover the secret of great communications and great combustions. I would say storm. I would say river. I would say tornado. I would… — Aime Cesaire
Love is a river. Drink from it. — Unknown Author
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin… — Khalil Gibran
Your mother is not crazy. Neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother. He is merely miscast in a play. He would have made the… — S E Hinton
He smiled his dimpled smile. "Well, I've found something in my heart, my love, and it's you. You fill it up so completely that I… — Sabrina Jeffries
I have transported many, thousands; and to all of them, my river has been nothing but an obstacle on their travels. They travelled to seek… — Hermann Hesse
He was taught by the river. Incessantly, he learned from it. Most of all, he learned from it to listen, to pay close attention with… — Hermann Hesse
This is where the story starts, in this threadbare room. The walls are exploding. The windows have turned into telescopes. Moon and stars are magnified… — Jeanette Winterson
If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than one direction, a delta springing from the river bed with… — Adrienne Rich
Far below ran the silver ribbon of the East River, braceleted by shining bridges, flecked by boats as small as flyspecks, splitting the shining banks… — Cassandra Clare
Raven has lost deeply, again and again, and she, too, has buried herself. There are pieces of her scattered all over. Her heart is nestled… — Lauren Oliver
A river of images and thoughts and feelings, dirtied and polluted so that no one could drink from it without gagging. — Barry Lyga
The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver - over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation… — Joseph Conrad
I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge… — Terry Tempest Williams
But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have… — Lian Hearn
Everybody gets jolted. You, me, before we die we’ll all get nailed, lots of times. But that doesn’t mean we’ll get turned into witches. You… — David James Duncan
Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience.… — Kristin Cashore

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