Environmental Quote by Norman Maclean

A river is the cosiest of friends. You must love it and live with it before you can know it.

— George William Curtis

A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself.

— Laura Gilpin

The river is a metaphor for life in general, ... all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up. The…

— Zakk Wylde

What I love most about rivers is you can't step in the same river twice. The water's always changing, always flowing.

— Pocahontas

'River' is all about tension and release. It's about intimacy and solace. It's about staring someone in the face and not backing down.

— Bishop Briggs

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt it is sure to get where it is going,…

— Hal Boyle

You know how a river goes on and on? That's my love for you.

— Beth Kephart

When there is a river in your growing up, you probably always hear it

— Ann Zwinger

I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water... has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations.…

— Roderick Haig-Brown

Any river is really the summation of the whole valley. To think of it as nothing but water is to ignore the greater part.

— Hal Borland

Any river is really the summation of a whole valley. It shapes not only the land but the life and even the culture of…

— Hal Borland

A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr