Father Waters

Famous quotes containing the words father and/or waters:

    “O whistle, and I’ll come to you, my lad;
    O whistle, and I’ll come to you, my lad:
    Tho’ father and mither and a’ should gae mad,
    O whistle, and I’ll come to you, my lad.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “Only one ship is seeking us a black- Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her back
    A huge and birdless silence. In her wake
    No waters breed or break.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)