“When there are enough people on the land to use it but not enough to husband it, then the wildness of the soil that we call fertility begins to diminish, and the soil itself begins to flee from us in water and wind.” PeopleEnoughUseWaterLandWindHusbandSoilDiminishWildnessFertility Author:Wendell Berry
“Once my husband said to me, 'I'm going to have some coffee. Do you want me to put some hot water on for you?' I thought that was the least he could do considering I was giving birth.” WantGivingSaidWaterBirthHusbandHotCoffeeMy HusbandWant MeConsideringYou Want MeGiving BirthHot WaterDo You Want Me Author:Phyllis Diller
“Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist.” HandsFatherWaterHusbandExcuseMaking MoneyProvidingFistsGood HusbandHusband And Father Author:Eva Figes
“I grew up without the rose-tinted look at the profession many of my friends had, but I've been very lucky playing major roles in 'An Ideal Husband', 'Arcadia' and 'The Memory of Water'.” LooksWaterMemoriesRolesGrewLuckyHusbandMajorsGrew UpMy FriendsIdealsRoseProfessionArcadiaIdeal Husband Author:Samantha Bond
“When you speak to a man or a woman about money, they will use water visualizations. For men, it typically is a river. Money comes in; money goes out. The level rises; the level sinks. For women, when you talk about money, to her... it's a pond. It's a set amount. She husbands it, and it typically goes in one direction... which is down.” MenUseSpeakWaterLevelsAmountHusbandRiversVisualizationPondsOne Direction Author:Sallie Krawcheck
“Irish women are always carrying water on their heads, and always carrying their husbands home from pubs. Such things are the greatest posture-builders in the world.” WorldHomeWaterHusbandPostureBuilderPubsIrish Women Author:Peter O'Toole
“Now from his breast into the eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea. Few men can keep alive through a big serf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever.” MenBigsEyeEarthLastsJoyWaterWhiteBehindsForeverKnowingClearAliveWifeSeaWindArmsHusbandLongingRoundsDearBlowShipsBeachFaithfulBreastsRoughAbyssAcheGaleSwimmerPoseidonSerfs Book:The odyssey Source: The odyssey
“The Iron Rule of prudence for an Istanbulite Woman: If you are as fragile as a tea glass, either find a way to never encounter burning water and hope to marry an ideal husband or get yourself laid and broken as soon as possible. Alternatively, stop being a tea-glass woman!” IfsWayWaterBrokenHusbandIdealsGlassesBurningTeaEncountersIronFragilePrudenceIdeal Husband Author:Elif Safak
“She sat down at the table and spent a good hour talking about her husband. She told Judith how they'd met, how he relentlessly pursued her, and finished by mentioning just a hundred or two of his special qualities. The only thing the man wasn't capable of was walking on water… yet. Judith made that comment when her friend paused for breath.” MenMadeTwoWaterHoursQualityTalkingSpecialWalkingMetsHusbandCapableHundredBreathsTablesFinishedSatCommentPursuedWalking On Water Book:The Secret Source: The Secret