Leif Enger Quotes

“....her life would be a giddy crossword, working down from some clues and across from others.”

“Many a night I woke to the murmer of paper and knew (Dad) was up, sitting in the kitchen with frayed King James - oh, but he worked that book; he held to it like a rope ladder.”

“You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sin, you know, and cry tears doing it that are genuine as any.”

“When a person dies, the earth is generally unwilling to cough him back up. A miracle contradicts the will of earth.”

“How could we not believe the Lord would guide us? How could we not have faith? For the foundation had been laid in prayer and sorrow. Since that fearful night, Dad has responded with the almost impossible work of belief. He had burned with repentence as though his own hand had fired the gun. He had laid up prayer as if with a trowel.”

“Why did Mother ask you to help me rescue Gelsi?" I asked Leif."She thought I could assist you in some way. Instead, I had tried to-""Kill me? You can join the 'I Want to Kill Yelena Guild.' I hear they have sixmembers in good standing.Valek is president since he had wanted to kill me twice."--Yelena to Leif”

“Stay on top of your finances. Don't leave that up to others.”

“I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make.”

“Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar.”

“Don't stop aspiring. Just learn to duck. . .”