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Rain Sayings and Quotes
Being wet and cold typically isn’t fun, but for those who love the rain, or pluviophiles as they're called, nothing beats a rainy day. While it will certainly ruin picnic plans, stormy weather offers a chance to connect with nature or hunker down for a cozy day indoors. Below you’ll find a curated collection of wise, inspirational and humorous rain quotes, sayings, and proverbs.
Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains. Henry Ward Beecher
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. Bob Marley
Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards. Vladimir Nabokov
True, the sun and the wind inspire. But rain has an edge. Who, after all, dreams of dancing in dust? Or kissing in the bright sun? Cynthia Barnett
Rain hangs about the place, like a friendly ghost. if it's not coming down in delicate droplets, then it's in buckets; and if neither, it tends to lurk suspiciously in the atmosphere. Barbara Acton-Bond
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. John Updike
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger. Saint Basil
I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture. John Burroughs
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall. Helen Garner
A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. Henry David Thoreau
Rain is bliss when topsoil has turned to dust; when springs have vanished; when frogs have gone silent; when fish have rotted to eye socket on dry lake; when corn has blackened on the stalk; when fat cattle have shriveled to bone; when half a billion Texas trees have perished; when bushfires have incinerated Australia; when unthinkable famine has spread through North Africa. Cynthia Barnett
Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul. Emily Logan Decens
Rain is not only drops of water. Its the love of sky for earth. They never meet each other but sends love this way. unknown
Rain, midnight rain, nothing but the wild rain / On this bleak hut, and solitude, and me/ Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner than I have been / Since I was born into solitude. Edward Thomas
Beloved, let us once more praise the rain. / Let us discover some new alphabet, / For this, the often praised; and be ourselves, / The rain, the chickweed, and the burdock leaf, / The green-white privet flower, the spotted stone, / And all that welcomes the rain; the sparrow too,— / Who watches with a hard eye from seclusion, / Beneath the elm-tree bough, till rain is done. Conrad Potter Aiken
Clouds spout upon her / Their waters amain / In ruthless disdain, – / Her who but lately / Had shivered with pain / As at touch of dishonour / If there had lit on her / So coldly, so straightly / Such arrows of rain Thomas Hardy
The rain is famous for falling on the just and unjust alike, but if I had the management of such affairs I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust out doors I would drown him. Mark Twain
A roustabout hunched on a coal wagon goes by, icicles drip on his hat rim / sheets of ice wrapping the hunks of coal / the caravanserai a gray blur in slant of rain. / Let us nudge the steam radiator with our wool slippers and write poems of Launcelot,/ the hero, and Roland, the hero, and all the olden golden men who rode horses in the rain. Carl Sandburg
If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain? Tom Barrett
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rain is good for vegetables, and for the animals who eat those vegetables, and for the animals who eat those animals. Samuel Johnson
The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. Hugh Latimer
Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility. George Henry Lewes
The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually. Eeyore
I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying. Charlie Chaplin
God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people. Mariano Rivera
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. Liberian Proverb
It's the rain that fills the rivers not the dew. Sri Lankan Proverb
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"Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature. And while I occasionally step over the line and into the world of the melodramatic, it is what I must do in order to communicate clearly and effectively."
These first lines of the novel immediately establish two of its predominant and closely related themes, gesturing and communication. Since Enzo is a dog, he cannot use language, so he relies on his actions to manipulate the outcomes of situations. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it fails. In the context of this quote, Enzo has urinated on the floor and positioned himself lying in the urine so that Denny will come home and decide to euthanize him, to put him out of his misery. But one of the unintended consequences is that Denny blames himself for being late coming home. Enzo never intended to make Denny feel bad. On the other hand, Enzo's desire to communicate and his hyperobservant abilities underscore the failure of human characters to communicate with one another.
"It is my opinion that the so-called dew claw, which is often snipped off a dog's foreleg at an early age, is actually evidence of a preemergent thumb. Further, I believe that men have systematically bred the thumb out of certain lines of dog through an elaborate process called 'selective breeding,' simply in order to prevent dogs from evolving into dexterous, and therefore 'dangerous,' mammals."
This quote introduces the reader to Enzo's tendency to form his own theories based on the things he sees on television. It demonstrates Enzo's fervor and charisma because even though his argument could be easily disproven with scientific facts, and even though he has an obvious bias for hoping that dogs are closely biologically related to humans, we understand where he is coming from emotionally. The quote also introduces a couple of important themes and symbols, namely the theme of evolution and the related symbol of opposable thumbs and dew claws. The quote reinforces the idea that Enzo's human soul is trapped in a dog body, because it positions him in a weird in-between state of having pride in his species, demonstrated by his tendency to defend dogs' biological closeness to humans, while also having such a strong desire to be different than what he is, i.e., more like a human. This longing he feels to be human feeds into the theme of rebirth and reincarnation, because these concepts give Enzo hope that someday his longing will be fulfilled.
"Drivers are afraid of the rain," Denny told us. "Rain amplifies your mistakes, and water on the track can make your car handle unpredictably. When something unpredictable happens, you have to react to it; if you're reacting at speed, you're reacting too late. And so you should be afraid."
This quote speaks to the titular metaphor of the novel, racing in the rain. Everything Denny says about racing in the rain applies more generally to living one's life in a state of uncertainty and being open to unpredictable events. Rain symbolizes conflict and variables which make it harder to operate. If we think of Denny's life as a race, then the tribulations of this novel can be considered his "rain." Losing his wife, fighting for custody of his daughter, and being accused of sexual assault by Annika are all events that threaten to throw Denny out of balance and into a metaphorical ditch. But time and again he and Enzo prove that it is how one reacts to conflict that ultimately determines one's fate.
I had always wanted to love Eve as Denny loved her, but I never had because I was afraid. She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But a racer should not be afraid of rain; a racer should embrace the rain.
This is another quote referencing the titular analogy of the novel, but this time, the character speaking (Enzo) applies the act of racing in the rain figuratively to his relationship with Eve. Enzo's quote sets the tone of guardedness and caution which characterizes his early relationship with Eve. Just as Enzo admits his fear of Eve, Eve demonstrates that she harbors some fear of Enzo; for example, when she tells Zoë not to play rough with Enzo because he could snap at her. Denny gets defensive of Enzo and says he would never hurt Zoë, but Eve cannot accept that until later in the novel when she asks Enzo to protect Denny and Zoë when she is gone.
"When a driver reacts, Denny says, it's important to remember that a car is only as good as its tires. If the tires lose traction, nothing else matters. Horsepower, torque, braking. All is moot when a skid is initiated. Until speed is scrubbed by good, old-fashioned friction and the tires regain traction, the driver is at the mercy of momentum. And momentum is a powerful force of nature."
This quote plays into the recurring theme of racing as a metaphor for life. It occurs right after Eve feels like her head is being crushed, so she packs a bag and drives herself and Zoë to her parents' house, leaving Enzo to fend for himself for three days. The positioning of this quote between Eve's loss of control and Enzo's dangerous situation of being locked in the house without food or water allows the reader to apply the metaphor of skidding off the track to both characters. Where Eve, reacting to the momentum of the moment, failed to consider the consequences of leaving, Enzo is careful not to overcorrect and freak out. He methodically rations crumbs on the kitchen floor, drinks clean water from the toilet bowl, and goes to the bathroom on a welcome mat so as not to dirty the floors. Horsepower and torque are examples of "showy" technical specifications that are used to set cars apart from each other, but this quote shows how those things don't matter in moments of conflict.
"In racing, they say your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle."
This quote introduces a sentiment that recurs frequently throughout the book, all of which are variations on the idea that "your car goes where your eyes go." This notion relates to Eve's sickness, and then comes back around when Enzo is diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Eve refuses to see a doctor about her condition because she refuses to let "her eyes go" to the possibility of a terminal illness. But once she receives that diagnosis, she cannot help but look ahead at the possible outcomes of her sickness, and she ultimately reaches the outcome when she dies. Similarly, Enzo was content to ignore his joint pain and general discomfort because he didn't want to resign himself to the fact that there was something wrong with him. But once the vet diagnosed him, his eyes went to hip dysplasia, and the condition worsened.
"We had smelled it, and it smelled like roast pig. Everybody likes the smell of roast pig. But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?"
This quote riffs off of the famous Alfred Lord Tennyson line from his poem, In Memoriam, where he writes, "'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all." The line is ubiquitous to the point of becoming a cliche and has been accepted by many as a truism in the English language. The fact the Enzo arrives at a similar conclusion but applies it to roast pig demonstrates that his mind works like a sentimental, poetic human being, but he still retains the desires of a dog; in this case, the desire is roast pork.
"Who is Achilles without his tendon? Who is Samson without Delilah? Who is Oedipus without his clubfoot? Mute by design, I have been able to study the art of rhetoric unfettered by ego and self-interest, and so I know the answers to these questions. The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles—preferably of his own making—in order to triumph."
This quote enters into the territory of metafiction, because Enzo compares Denny to other literary characters and groups Denny with a hero archetype, thus in a way making explicit the narrative structure of the novel which he narrates. The comparisons predestine Denny to some catastrophic failure, which in his case ends up leading to a long and ugly pair of court cases. The examples Enzo uses also establish him as a reader of classical literature, directly engaging with the canon. This quote, combined with Enzo's tendency to project television and movie plots onto the events in his and Denny's life, engage with the question of whether art imitates life or vice versa.
"Hands are the windows to a man's soul."
Hands, usually Denny's, are referenced throughout the novel. Hands are important to the act of racing because they must grip the steering wheel. Enzo pays attention to Denny's hands while he drives to determine Denny's mood. When his hands are steady and loose, he is in control. But when his hands grip the steering wheel tightly, and his knuckles are white, like on the long drive home from the cabin, Enzo knows that Denny feels like he lacks control of the situation.
Hands are also referenced later in the novel when Denny's parents come to visit. Denny's blind mother uses her hands to feel the contours of Zoë's face to learn what she looks like, and Enzo feels the presence of Denny when he is petted by Denny's father and suggests that their touches are much the same due to their family relation.
"The dawn breaks gently on the horizon and spills its light over the land. My life seems like it has been so long and so short at the same time. People speak of a will to live. They rarely speak of a will to die. Because people are afraid of death. Death is dark and unknown and frightening. But not for me. It is not for me. It is not the end."
Enzo narrates these words on the eve of his death, and they play on the theme of reincarnation and hope for life after death. At the twilight of Enzo's life, his last words begin with the image of dawn breaking. This juxtaposing represents the idea of rebirth; the end of Enzo's life is the beginning of his next life, just as the end of every day leads to the beginning of a new day. This quote also refers back to Eve's last conversation to Enzo, where she expresses her embrace of death and belief that death is not the end.
These rain quotes help you to stay focus on your work and wash the bad days of your life! These rain quotes make you happy and open. Don't say the rain is bad. Only Say it the rain smell is good and I love rainy days and I really enjoy the rain. When the rain comes at any place they start washing dirt from the city.
The rainy days are best for washing negative thoughts and help you to stay positive forever. After the rain, you see all your place is clean and that place smells good you start feeling the fresh air. If you do not understand the importance of the rain then you never understand how much rain is good for you. The rain helps the farmer to give water in their fields.
• Rain Quotes About Happiness
• Rain Quotes And Saying
• Inspiring Quotes on Rain
• Walking in the Rain Quotes
• Rainy day quotes
• Summer Rainy Quotes
Rain Quotes About Happiness
I Feel Most At Peace When It Is Raining For It Reminds Me That The Sky Is Alive – Taylor Ashley
I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves. – Amy Purdy
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm but to add color to my sunset sky. – Rabindranath Tagore
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. – Unknown
Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town. – Paul Verlaine
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you. – Langston Hughes
Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book. – Bill Watterson
I cry in the rain, so nobody will notice my tears. – Caroline
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody. – Unknown
The rain didn't make things messy. People did that all on their own. – Barbara Delinsky
Rain Quotes And Saying
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. – Unknown
I yearn for flowers that bend with the wind and rain. – Tso Ssu
The sound of the rain needs no translation. – Alan Watts
Let the rain kiss you, Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops, Let the rain sing you a lullaby. – Langston Hughes
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain. – Langston Hughes
Do Not Fear The Rain Is Only Here To Help You Grow. – Jennae Cecelia
If You Want The Rainbow You Have To Deal With The Rain. – Augustus
Inspiring Quotes on Rain
Did It Feel Like Rain? Space The Way I Feel For You? Ok, The Way You Let Me Slip Through Your Fingers? – Unknown
Happiness Is Rainy Night Balcony A Cup Of Coffee Your Favourite Music. – Rain quotes
May The Sound Of Rain Remind You That Growth Can Be Painful Yet Beautiful. – Unknown
No Rain No Flower. – Unknown
Rain Is Almost Like A Lover Sound That Pours Earth’s First Melody In Your Ears, Freshness That Loads Life Into Your Monotony Catharsis Better Than A Church Confession Trouble Draining Down Your Body Like Rebirth, Heavenly Raw Smell That Reaches The Soul, Almost Like A Lover… – Unknown
I Hate That Feelings When You Have To Say Goodbye To Someone You Want To Spend Every Minute With. – Lost Soul
To Feel This Way And Say Nothing Is The Worst Pain Of All Have You Ever Stood Beneath Grey Clouds And Later The Clouds Raindrops Splash Your Skin And Soothe Your Soulslowly Drop By Drop And Then Drench You Completely, And It Feels Like A Part Of Your Pain Washes A Way With It… – Unknown
All Birds Find Shelter During A Rain. But The Eagle Avoids Rain By Flying Above The Clouds. Problems Are Common Attitude Make The Difference – Apj Abdul Kalam
People Change So Fast Yesterday They Care Today They Don’t. – Aditya Raj Kanajia
Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle To Keep Your Balance You Must Keep Moving. – Albert Einstein
I Saw You In The Middle Of The Rain Now How Can I Say That I Don't Fall In Love With The Season. – Unknown
Walking in the Rain Quotes
Who Are The Beauty Killing Me Violently You Are The Queen Sitting In My Heart Silently You Are The Blood Flowing In My Veins Smoothly You Are The Legend Conquering My Mind Feeling? – Unknown
“ Imagine Being Happy No Ifs. No, But. Just Happy”. – Susanna Wurz
Heavy Rain Blanket Bad Now Rain Is The Culprit Why I Have Started Becoming Super Lazy From Being Just Lazy. – Rain Quotes
When It Rains In The Morning I Want To Be A Kid Again And Bunk My Day – Doctor Akanksha Sinha
You Came In Spring For A New Flower And You Left Me In The Rains. Was I Am Broken Umbrella Or You Had Built Another Home? – Lora Lipsa
Whenever I Remember You I Feel One Of My Breath Was The Reason Of My Death – Sp
Don't Ruin A Good Today By Thinking About A Bad Yesterday. – Leon Brown
Sometimes I Just Wish To Get In The Body Of Another Person Take All Their Friends And Release It And Just Hug Them As They Finally Sleep Peacefully. – Rain Quotes
When You Do Things From The Soul. You Feel A River Moving In You A Joy – Rumi
It All Begins And Ends In Your Mind. What You Give Power To Has Power Over You If You Allow It – Leon Brown
Rainy day quotes
Pitter Patter Of The Raindrops To Its Beat My Heart Throbs. – Unknown
A True Friend Is Not Like The Rain Which Pours And Goes Away. True Friend Is Like The Air Sometimes Silent But Always Around You. – Unknown
Life Isn’t Finding Shelter In The Storm. It’s About Learning To Dance In The Rain. – Sherrilyn Kenyon
Clouds Come Floating Into My Life, No Longer To Carry Rain Or Usher Storm, But To Add Color To My Sunset Sky. – Rabindranath Tagore
Sometimes Sunshine Turns To Rain And The Same Ones You Love To Bring You Pain. – J. Cole
If Someone Is Trying To Rain On Your Parade … It's Because They Are Jealous Of Your Sun And Tired Of Their Shade. – Unknown
The Rain Could Turn To Gold And Still Your Thirst Would Not Be Slaked. Desire Is Unquenchable Or It Ends In Tears, Even In Heaven. – Gautama Buddha
Everyone Wants Happiness, Nobody Wants Pain, But You Can't Make A Rainbow Without A Little Rain. – Unknown
Summer Rainy Quotes
Accept Both Compliments And Criticism. It Takes Both Sun And Rain For A Flower To Grow. – Katie Murch
A rainy day is an equalizer. You don’t know what’s going to happen. You just take what you can get. – Charlie Harvey
Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success, and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results. – Germany Kent
Greet the sun every morning as though it’s your best friend. Dance in the rain as though you are dancing with a lover. – Sara Strain
If the rain spoils our picnic but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain? – Tom Barrett
Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching. – Fran Lebowitz
Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure. – Emily Wing Smith
Let the rain kiss you, Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops, Let the rain sing you a lullaby. – Langston Hughes
I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness. – Adeline Knapp
Rain hangs about the place, like a friendly ghost. if it’s not coming down in delicate droplets, then it’s in buckets; and if neither, it tends to lurk suspiciously in the atmosphere. – Barbara Acton
There are many things I do for amusement, but for happiness, I like to gather up my memories and go for a walk in the rain. – Robert Brault
I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty and crave moisture. – John Burroughs
Life has many changes. Tomorrow it may rain, and it’s supposed to be sunshine, ’cause it’s summertime. But God’s got a funny soul, he plays like Charlie Parker. – Charles Mingus
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. – Gilbert K. Chesterton's
You'll see what I mean if you're still here when the rains come. You'll see them overnight turn the fields, the gardens and the jungles from a parched and burning desert, into a mass of green that seems to live, to writhe and to devour the walls, the trees, and the houses. – George Brent
The rain could turn to gold and still your thirst would not be slaked. Desire is unquenchable or it ends in tears — even in heaven.
I want to believe that life isn’t full of darkness. Even if storms come to pass, the sun will shine again. No matter how painful and hard the rain may beat down on me. – Akito Sohma
Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. – Rumi
Did you really enjoy these rain quotes?
Rainy days are best for eating and drinking tea, coffee, and eating some hot meals that give you positive vibes when you start eating or drinking in front of the rain. I'm sure when the rain was gone you miss those days. Because those days gives you an amazing experience to live your life in a cool way.
If you really enjoy the raindrops so wait for a few days the rain is coming for you to give you happiness and helps you to clean your city or village to keep you safe and stay healthy.
If you are from a farmer's family so the rain helps you to feed the plant and help to grow. Every single drop of rain helps you to clean the city very well. And the rain helps you to lift your spirit.
After the raindrops went you start seeing every plant is happy and the flower starts looking great and a beautiful rainbow comes out and that rainbow gives you happiness.
When the rain comes then relax your body and start enjoying the rain with tea and coffee.