--- title: "2 Cleveland Quotes By Paul Fleischman" description: "2 Cleveland quotes by Paul Fleischman. Plus more from Paul Fleischman and more Cleveland sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/paul-fleischman-29119_april-and-spring_you-can-t-see-canada-across-lake-erie-bu_204399.jpg" --- > [You can't see Canada across lake Erie, but you know it's there. It's the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in Cleveland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/you-can-t-see-canada-across-lake-erie-but-you-know-it-s-there-it-s/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/paul-fleischman-29119_april-and-spring_you-can-t-see-canada-across-lake-erie-bu_204399.jpg) > [“Why do I need TV when I have forty-eight apartment windows to watch across the vacant lot, and a sliver of Lake Erie? I've seen history out this window. So much. I was four when we moved here in 1919.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/why-do-i-need-tv-when-i-have-forty-eight-apartment-windows-to-watch/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/paul-fleischman-29119_cleveland_why-do-i-need-tv-when-i-have-forty-eight_799203.jpg) ## Other authors on Cleveland - [Stipe Miocic 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/stipe-miocic/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-machine-gun-kelly-62408.jpg) Machine Gun Kelly 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/machine-gun-kelly/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lebron-james-59230.jpg) LeBron James 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/lebron-james/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-drew-carey-30719.jpg) Drew Carey 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/drew-carey/) - [Peyton Hillis 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/peyton-hillis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-larry-nance-jr-6213.jpg) Larry Nance, Jr 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/larry-nance-jr/) ## More by Paul Fleischman > [You can't see Canada across lake Erie, but you know it's there. It's the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/you-can-t-see-canada-across-lake-erie-but-you-know-it-s-there-it-s/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“It was a figure of a whale, with a white triangle that was supposed to be its spray. The spray moved up and down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/it-was-a-figure-of-a-whale-with-a-white-triangle-that-was-supposed-to/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“the ancient Egyptians prescribed walking through a garden as a cure for the mad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/the-ancient-egyptians-prescribed-walking-through-a-garden-as-a-cure/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [A picture tells a thousand words. But you get a thousand pictures from someone's voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/a-picture-tells-a-thousand-words-but-you-get-a-thousand-pictures-from/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“Why do I need TV when I have forty-eight apartment windows to watch across the vacant lot, and a sliver of Lake Erie? I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/why-do-i-need-tv-when-i-have-forty-eight-apartment-windows-to-watch/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“You can't see Canada across Lake Erie, but you know it's there. It's the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/you-can-t-see-canada-across-lake-erie-but-you-know-it-s-there-it-s-2/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Gardening boring? Never! It has surprise, tragedy, startling developments - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/that-small-circle-of-earth-became-a-second-home-to-both-of-us/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“Isn't that the essence of literature?...Our ability to identify with characters, no matter that they're separated from us by thousands of miles and hundreds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/isn-t-that-the-essence-of-literature-our-ability-to-identify-with/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“When we have no families, we must find support elsewhere. Sometimes in strangers. We're all alone on this earth. We must take any hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/when-we-have-no-families-we-must-find-support-elsewhere-sometimes-in/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“The sidewalk was completely empty. It was Sunday, early April. An icy wind teetered trash cans and turned my cheeks to marble. In Vietnam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/the-sidewalk-was-completely-empty-it-was-sunday-early-april-an-icy/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [Mindfulness, as defined by the Buddha, means awareness of incessant change, of arising and vanishing, inside of your own body, which is the ultimate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/mindfulness-as-defined-by-the-buddha-means-awareness-of-incessant/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [The object in America is to avoid contact, to treat all as foes unless they're known to be friends. Here you have a million…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/the-object-in-america-is-to-avoid-contact-to-treat-all-as-foes-unless/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [The human being is constantly torn from calm and peace of simple existence by two things; wanting what you don't have, or disliking what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/the-human-being-is-constantly-torn-from-calm-and-peace-of-simple/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [Radio listeners are voyeurs: lurking, invisible, eavesdropping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/radio-listeners-are-voyeurs-lurking-invisible-eavesdropping/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) > [“The word "paradise" came out of my mouth, without thinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-fleischman/the-word-paradise-came-out-of-my-mouth-without-thinking/) [Paul Fleischman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-fleischman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleveland/paul-fleischman/#itemlist", "name": "2 Cleveland Quotes By Paul Fleischman", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't see Canada across lake Erie, but you know it's there. 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