Alison McGhee Quotes

The ocean is a large drop; a drop is a small ocean.

From its fountains In the mountains, Its rills and its gills; Through moss and through brake, It runs and it creeps For awhile till it sleeps In its own little Lake. And thence at departing, Awakening and starting, It runs through the reeds And away it proceeds, Through meadow and glade, In sun and in shade, And through the wood-shelter, Among crags in its flurry, Helter-skelter, Hurry-scurry.

There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide.

Water finds the easiest path down a mountain.

The Waters are Nature's storehouse in which she locks up her wonders.

Ah, you've come over the water. Powerful wet stuff, ain't it?

The movement of the stream is distinct from the river bed, although it must adopt its winding course.

All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.

Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.

We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.

The river is everywhere.

Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.

Up from the bronze, I saw Water without a flaw Rush to its rest in air Reach to its rest, and fall.

With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.

Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be seperated from water. No water, no life. Period. Water comes in many forms - liquid, vapor, ice, snow, fog, rain, hail. But no matter the form, it's still water.

All earth's full rivers can not fillThe sea that drinking thirsteth still.

The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in the clouds and blow out from within them, except for the great sea, nor would the streams of rivers nor the rain-water in the sky exist but for the sea ; but the great sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers.

We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We're all carried along, by the river of dreams.

Water astonishing and difficult altogether makes a meadow and a stroke.

Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday.

Think about this: If water is the blood of our planet flowing through veinous rivers, streams, and into our oceans, what does that make coral? Our heart. We simply cannot survive without our heart; therefore, it's mandatory we heal and protect our coral reefs now.

Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.

Of the four elements water is the second in weight and the second in respect of mobility. It is never at rest until it unites with the sea.

Water is the mother of the vine, the nurse and fountain of fecundity, the adorner and refresher of the world.

It is true that water will flow indifferently to east and west, but will it flow equally well up and down? Human nature is disposed toward goodness, just as water tends to flow downwards. There is no water but flows downwards, and no man but shows his tendency to be good. Now, by striking water hard, you may splash it higher than your forehead, and by damming it, you may make it go uphill. But, is that the nature of water? It is external force that causes it to do so. Likewise, if a man is made to do what is not good, his nature is being similarly forced.