June Quote by Charles Hamilton Aide

Do you recall that night in June Do you recall that night in June Upon the Danube River; We listened to the ländler-tune, We…

— Charles Hamilton Aide

I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.

— Edward Abbey

“Do you remember the suburbs and the plaintive flock of landscapes The cypress trees projected their shadows under the moon That night when as…

— Pierre Albert-Birot

I came where the river Ran over stones; My ears knew An early joy. And all the waters Of all the streams Sang in…

— Theodore Roethke

“Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind. A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.…

— Ikkyu

“The moonlight on the water outside the chamber window throws the reflection of ripples onto the whitewashed ceiling of the room, so they look…

— Philippa Gregory

We walked along the river with the words streaming behind us like ribbons in the night.

— Sue Monk Kidd

How lovely the little river is, with its dark changing wavelets! It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the…

— George Eliot

Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving…

— William Butler Yeats

I spent uncounted hours sitting at the bow looking at the water and the sky, studying each wave, different from the last, seeing how…

— Gary Paulsen

“For a moment it felt like we weren’t in the Danube at all but in the river of time, and everyone was at a…

— Elif Batuman

“Kay yawned and rested her forehead against the windowpane, her fingers idly strumming the guitar: the strings sang a hollow, lulling tune, as monotonously…

— Truman Capote