Leaning Water Tower

Famous quotes containing the words leaning, water and/or tower:

    And then I ran to get away,
    But when I stopped and turned to see,
    The tree was bending to the side
    And leaning out to look at me.
    Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1880–1941)

    The water which supports a boat can also sink it.
    Chinese proverb.

    If God made me a princess, why didn’t he take a little more time and make my hair so it wouldn’t snarl?
    —Robert N. Lee. Rowland V. Lee. Princess, Tower of London, while the Princess’ mother is combing her hair (1939)