“My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.”

“High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water.”

“Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”

“It's my motto for life. 'Walk slowly; drink lots of water.”

“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.”

“Wine is good, but water is preferable at table.”

“He performed great miracles, like turning water into wine, thus making people to become spiritually drunken.”

“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.”

“Son of the Devil, I turn wine into water”

“Everybody is as unstable as water.”