I'd heard of really bad things Klan folks did to Negroes. Mean, hateful, deadly things. I didn't know they were hateful toward white folks too. — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
They call themselves the Ku Klux Klan and they hate pretty much everyone who isn't like them. If you have the wrong color, religion, or birthplace, they don't like you. Around here it's mostly foreigners they hate. — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
“Telling a story ain’t hard,” Lettie had said. “All you need is a beginning, middle, and end.” But that was the problem. I was… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
Fly fishing is not about catching the fish. It is about enjoying the water, the breeze, the fish swimming all around. If you catch… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it? — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday.… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“Which would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you can be crazy and… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's that there is power… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“And if someone pays you such a kindness as to make up a tale so you'll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along with that… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
Finding your way doesn't mean you always know where you're going. It's knowing how to find your way back home that's important. — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“They certainly know their stuff, and any remaining mistakes or intentional variations from the factual are my own doing. In fact, why don't we… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers,” Gunnar said. “It is the contemplative man’s recreation.” — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
“Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it's raining, it's… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them. — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself. — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share
