Virgil Wander
Leif Enger
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Memory’s oldest trick is convincing us of its accuracy.”
“A person never knows what is next--I don't anyway. The surface of everything is thinner than we know. A person can fall right through, without any warning at all.”
“This was maybe best of all. I never once expected to be someone's nice surprise.”
“He had the heartening bulk of the aging athlete defeated by pastry”
“It’s possible to perceive what is coming and still be dumbfounded when it happens.”
“I loved that kite, that cinnamon hound. We were old friends. I had soared and laughed with that kite. It got me out on the perimeter. I felt I had failed it somehow, and rune too, even though he would've offered the string to Leer, just as I had. Thinking it over I became a bit less angry, and more proud of the kite itself: it had refused to be flown by Leer one moment longer. It broke the line and caught the next gust out of town. A perilous beautiful move, choosing to throw yourself at the future, even if it means one day coming down in the sea.”
“What makes a Samaritan good is the possibility of the lunge.”
“Your tribe is always bigger than you think.”
“The evidence of my life lay before me, and I was unconvinced.”
“They came one at a time or in shy small groups. I remember when sea-kindly showed up, a sentimental favorite, followed by desiccated and massive. Brusque appeared all by itself, which seemed apt; merry and boisterous arrived together. This would be a good time to ask for your patience if I use an adjective too many now and again—even now, some years on, they’re still returning. I’m just so glad to see them.”
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Book Keywords:
unexpected, future, friendship
