River City Rage

Famous quotes containing the words river, city and/or rage:

“Naught was familiar but the heavens, from under whose roof the voyageur never passes; but with their countenance, and the acquaintance we had with river and wood, we trusted to fare well under any circumstances.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“This was once
a city among men, a gathering together of spirit.
It was measured by the Lord and found wanting.”
—Robert Duncan (b. 1919)

“The foolish race of mankind
Are swarming below in the night;
They shriek and rage and quarrel—
And all of them are right.”
—Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)