Rivers Quotes

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But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear… — C.S. Lewis
I came to realize clearly that the mind is no other than the Mountain and the Rivers and the great wide Earth, the Sun and… — Lord Byron
Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say.Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is… — J. Michael Straczynski
Mercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and… — Patricia Briggs
And often the worst thing wasn't the victims--they were dead, after all, and beyond any more pain. The worst thing was those who loved them… — Dennis Lehane
This cruel age has deflected me, like a river from this course. Strayed from its familiar shores, my changeling life has flowed into a sister… — Anna Akhmatova
Here in the United States, we speak with reverence of authentic experience. We write poems about our daddies taking us fishing and breaking our hearts… — Charles Simic
Everything alive is part of each of us, and many things which do not move as we move are part of us. The sun is… — William Saroyan
Self abandoned, relaxed and effortless, I seemed to have laid me down in the dried-up bed of a great river; I heard a flood loosened… — Charlotte Bronte
Journeys up the Metaphoric River are hugely enjoyable and highly recommended. Since every genre is nourished by its heady waters, a paddle steamer can take… — Jasper Fforde
The woman turned and went slowly into the house. As she passed the doors she turned and looked back. Grave and thoughtful was her glance,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
She is nine, beloved, as open-faced as the sky and as self-contained. I have watched her grow. As recently as three or four years ago,… — Annie Dillard
I have named you queen. There are taller than you, taller. There are purer than you, purer. There are lovelier than you, lovelier. But you… — Pablo Neruda
Im a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for me...… — James Patterson
But they love each other," Clary said, appalled. "Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn… — Cassandra Clare
As I have read the Gospels over the years, the belief has grown in me that Christ did not come to found an organized religion… — Wendell Berry
You're not honey. Your'e wine. You're the deepest, darkest shadow under a tree on a blazing day. You're strong and hard, coursing like a current… — Cate Tiernan
Harris said, however, that the river would suit him to a "T." I don't know what a "T" is (except a sixpenny one, which includes… — Jerome K. Jerome
A comma . . . catches the gentle drift of the mind in thought, turning in on itself and back on itself, reversing, redoubling, and… — Pico Iyer
Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories: the story of the tiger’s wife, and the story of the deathless man. These stories… — Tea Obreht
If you have heard a Jewish cantor sing, if he has touched you and made your own sorrow seem trivial when compared with his, you… — Jean Toomer
He squeezed her hand. "Then I'll come get you, wherever you are when it happens. We'll be okay." "But what about everybody else?" He stared… — Scott Westerfeld
I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told… — Rick Riordan
We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know… — Ming-Dao Deng
But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then… — Robert Burns

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