I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.
I love swimming in rivers, and well remember once jumping in at Chiswick.
The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
Most big cities like London and Glasgow have great big rivers that are unmissable. What's brilliant about the Water of Leith is that it's so hidden. It's a secret.
I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately presents to the traveler, 'I am a grandfather spirit. I have a source; I have a life.'
You can't be unhappy in the middle of a big, beautiful river.
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.
I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new.
What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.
So don't send me up the river yet.