River Wilderness

Famous quotes containing the words river and/or wilderness:

“My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)

“Dost thou not perceive
That Rome is but a wilderness of tigers?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)