Famous quotes containing the words underground and/or river:
“... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“but we wish the river had another shore,
some further range of delectable mountains,”
—Robert Lowell (1917–1977)