“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.… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
I prayed the Lord would sort (my prayers) out and answer as needed. Above all that he would hurry. — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
Of all facial expressions, which is the worst to have aimed at you? Wouldn't you agree it's disgust? — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“Let me say something about that word: miracle. For too long it's been used to characterize things or events that, though pleasant, are entirely… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“I breathe deeply, and certainty enters into me like light, like a piece of science, and curious music seems to hum inside my fingers.… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic. — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“Someday, you know, we're going to be shown the great ledger of our recorded decisions-a dread concept you nonetheless know in your deepest soul… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“Dewey Hall was the only building on campus not made of brick, and the tornado came for it in absolute maturity, no umbilical growth… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
“You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sin, you know, and cry tears doing it that are genuine as any.” — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
It is one thing to say you're at war with this whole world and stick your chest out believing it, but when the world… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
