“Ben remembered that in Italy, he and Rachel had slipped down between rows of apple trees on the plain of the Po,… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“His cynicism - a veteran's cynicism - was a thing that disturbed him all the time. It seemed to him after the… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
You should learn to say nothing that will cause you regret. You should not say what is not in your heart -… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“When it's time to confess, you don't know what you're saying. Are you telling the truth, or do you confuse your lies… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time. — David Guterson Copy Share Image
I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“The river of his youth had been diverted and poured out broadly across the land to seep through dirt to the roots… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
Time made me change. I gradually woke up to the realization that this is who I am, an author, a public figure,… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task.… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
How could they say that they truly loved each other? They had simply grown up together, been children together, and the proximity of it,… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
He decided then that he would love her forever no matter what came to pass. It was not so much a matter of deciding… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had. — David Guterson Copy Share Image
accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart. — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“Ben remembered that in Italy, he and Rachel had slipped down between rows of apple trees on the plain of the Po, deep into… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“The color of the sky was like a length of white chalk turned on its side and rubbed into asphalt. Sanded--that was how the… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
To deny that there was this dark side of life would be like pretending that the cold of winter was somehow only a temporary… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
We should recognize that schools will never solve the bedrock problems of education because the problems are problems of families, of cultural pressures that… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“It ate at whatever was warm nearby, and then the coldness settled in permanently. You learned to live with it” — David Guterson Copy Share Image
“The trick was to live here without hating yourself because all around you was hatred. The trick was to refuse to allow your pain… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
