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> [“A man of principles," Jesse said. "People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/a-man-of-principles-jesse-said-people-say-that-about-themselves-when/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

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## More by Ron Hansen

> [“but nothing upset and preoccupied him like the phrase whatever they dread most, that will happen. It seemed more than a simple curse; there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/but-nothing-upset-and-preoccupied-him-like-the-phrase-whatever-they/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“He also had a condition that was referred to as granulated eyelids and it caused him to blink more than usual, as if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/he-also-had-a-condition-that-was-referred-to-as-granulated-eyelids/)

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> [“Then the night lessened, the clouds ashened slightly, and the men became starkly black and brown against the gray of the snow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/then-the-night-lessened-the-clouds-ashened-slightly-and-the-men/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“A human judge who viewed his soul would have condemned him, he thought; exacted some penalty; spurned him. But he felt in the presence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/a-human-judge-who-viewed-his-soul-would-have-condemned-him-he-thought/)

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> [“Inside, cooking smells maneuvered through the house: cow liver, sweet potatoes, stewed onions, cabbage - scents that were as assertive as colors.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/inside-cooking-smells-maneuvered-through-the-house-cow-liver-sweet/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“Then I knelt heedfully upright and mentally prayed as we'd been instructed to do, some scared and scientific part of me assaying myself for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/then-i-knelt-heedfully-upright-and-mentally-prayed-as-we-d-been/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“Bob was not yet twenty, after all, while Jesse was thirty-four and in physical decline; each calendar week subtracted from Jesse the powers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/bob-was-not-yet-twenty-after-all-while-jesse-was-thirty-four-and-in/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“He was increasingly irritable and suspicious, and a cantankerous mood could fly over him as quickly as the shadow of a bird. But Jesse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/he-was-increasingly-irritable-and-suspicious-and-a-cantankerous-mood/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“A man of principles," Jesse said. "People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/a-man-of-principles-jesse-said-people-say-that-about-themselves-when/)

[Ron Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-hansen/)

> [“Charley looked over at him. "About how much you and Jesse have in common." Jesse said, "Why don't you tell it, Bob; if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/charley-looked-over-at-him-about-how-much-you-and-jesse-have-in/)

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> [“Bob slid his chair back and moved the coal-oil lamp from the kitchen to the sitting room. He said, "Oftentimes things seem impossible up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/bob-slid-his-chair-back-and-moved-the-coal-oil-lamp-from-the-kitchen/)

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> [“They weren't penitent over what they'd attempted; their sorrow reached to the limits of their bodies and no further, all their anguish was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/they-weren-t-penitent-over-what-they-d-attempted-their-sorrow-reached/)

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> [“Craig inscribed something in the journal and Bob walked over to study the entry. "Does the name Bob Ford mean anything to you? Craig…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/craig-inscribed-something-in-the-journal-and-bob-walked-over-to-study/)

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> [“Do you know what it is you're most afraid of?" "Yes." "What?" "I'm afraid of being forgotten," Bob said, and having admitted that, wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/do-you-know-what-it-is-you-re-most-afraid-of-yes-what-i-m-afraid-of/)

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> [“Jesse said, "You know what we are, Tim? We're nighthawks. We're the ones who go out at night and guard everything so people can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-hansen/jesse-said-you-know-what-we-are-tim-we-re-nighthawks-we-re-the-ones/)

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