Flood Quotes

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters.”
― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

“Rumours should be juicy and gossips must be mouth-watering, since they have to uplift and make people feel better. Tittle-tattle can have a swift ripple effect and when the ball is rolling very fast, it kick-starts a flood of moral destruction. “Schadenfreude” can, then, be fully enjoyed. (“Juicy rumours”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“When the flood submerges the whole country, no raindrop may feel responsible. ( "Finally things had lost their weightiness" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“While we are standing under the sky, screaming in thunder and crying in floodwater, we realize we have become victims of environmental disarray, preventing us from relishing the bright star backdrop and hearing the seasons' enchanting rhythm or following the quiet birds' migration and experiencing the stillness of an ancient tree. (“Rain Man - With a sky out of control“)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“When this flood blocks the road
I am worried more
by my soil getting washed,
than by getting late
to reach my destination.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“...the great floodgates of the wonder-world swung open...”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

“My Sunday school teachers had turned Bible narrative into children's fables. They talked about Noah and the ark because the story had animals in it. They failed to mention that this was when God massacred all of humanity.”
― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

“Will the waters be rising soon?
The waters will be rising soon.
Find someone or something to cling to.”
― Kim Addonizio, Lucifer at the Starlite: Poems

“How many people are missing?”
― Steven Magee

“Arcadia became symbolic of the historic river flooding that hurricane Ian caused.”
― Steven Magee

“Arcadia was ground zero for the river flooding from hurricane Ian.”
― Steven Magee

“If the Florida government knew they had hundreds of dead bodies on the first day of the hurricane Ian aftermath and approximately ten thousand reported missing, then it is likely the final death toll will be in the many hundreds to thousands.”
― Steven Magee

“For some, the aftermath of hurricane Ian was akin to being in a third world country.”
― Steven Magee

“I would not buy a second hand home in Florida.”
― Steven Magee

“I would not live near to a river.”
― Steven Magee

“Had I stayed in Florida, I may have died in hurricane Ian.”
― Steven Magee

“The bulk of hurricane Ian’s deaths were drownings.”
― Steven Magee

“Poor Florida!”
― Steven Magee

“The extremely high costs of hurricane and flood insurance may be the end of Florida’s heyday!”
― Steven Magee

“Hurricane Ian, why were you so mean?”
― Steven Magee

“Rebuild and possibly repeat or acknowledge the dangers and leave?”
― Steven Magee

“Il y aura un après au déluge.”
― Nicolas Lévesque, Phora: Sur ma pratique de psy

“when they put up the sea barriers the mayor’s office started slapping protection orders on everything and turned Manhattan into a theme-park version of itself: no life, no change, no danger, just heritage.”
― Eddie Robson, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

“Sylvie pushed at the water with the side of her foot. A ribbed circle spread to the four walls and the curves of its four sides rebounded, interpenetrated, and the orderly ranks of light swept and swung about the room. Lucille stomped with her feet until the water sloshed against the walls like water carried in a bucket. There were sounds of dull concussion from the kitchen, and the lace curtains, drawn thin and taut by their own sodden weight, shifted and turned. Sylvie took me by the hands and pulled me after her through six grand waltz steps. The house flowed around us.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping

“Floods caused great destruction in different countries of the world including America, Japan, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Spain and China.”
― Flood Prevention : environmental impact statement. Volume D 1999 [Leather Bound] Departee Creek Wate

“God will never allow a flood in your life without providing you a boat within which the storm itself is repelled, the waves ordered calm, and the course set undeterred.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“মাঠ ভাসলো, ঘাট ভাসলো, ভাসলো বাড়ির উঠান।ঘর ভাসলো,বাড়ি ভাসলো,ভাসলো কাজির কুশান।”
― Zahir Raihan, হাজার বছর ধরে

“Nature is a merciful deity,” he said. “Her anger never lasts forever. The fire dies. The storm blows itself out. The flood recedes. And this will end as well. You’ll see. Get some rest.”
― Robert Harris - Pompeii

“Floods are never the answer to water scarcity!”
― Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

“This earthquake, this cloudburst, this flood, this river overflowing with water carrying away thousands of tons of stones, does not tell you that the one who runs this universe is trying to tell humans something, but humans are in a state of sleeplessness, but this human is ignorant and heedless. When he stumbles, he comes to his senses, but by then it is too late.”
― Shekh Gulzar--------Flood in Kashmir, India, Pakistan & Punjab