Clare Vanderpool

“Telling a story ain’t hard,” Lettie had said. “All you need is a beginning, middle, and end.” But that was the problem.…

— Clare Vanderpool

There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.

— Clare Vanderpool

Fly fishing is not about catching the fish. It is about enjoying the water, the breeze, the fish swimming all around. If…

— Clare Vanderpool

...the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.

— Clare Vanderpool

Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?

— Clare Vanderpool

“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…

— Clare Vanderpool

“Which would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you can be…

— Clare Vanderpool

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…

— Clare Vanderpool

“And if someone pays you such a kindness as to make up a tale so you'll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along…

— Clare Vanderpool

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

“They certainly know their stuff, and any remaining mistakes or intentional variations from the factual are my own doing. In fact, why…

— Clare Vanderpool

“Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers,” Gunnar said. “It is the contemplative man’s recreation.”

— Clare Vanderpool

“Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it's…

— Clare Vanderpool

Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.

— Clare Vanderpool

When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.

— Clare Vanderpool

Sometimes it's best not to see your whole path laid out before you. Let life surprise you...There are more stars out there…

— Clare Vanderpool

“You know how men are. When they don't feel good, the world comes to a standstill.”

— Clare Vanderpool

I'd heard of really bad things Klan folks did to Negroes. Mean, hateful, deadly things. I didn't know they were hateful toward…

— Clare Vanderpool

He could hear trhe voices, the whispers, the sighs, of these souls who were unable to let go of their burdens. ...…

— Clare Vanderpool

“a mother’s love is fierce.”

— Clare Vanderpool

“But I wondered. Maybe the world wasn't made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages. Maybe there were…

— Clare Vanderpool

They call themselves the Ku Klux Klan and they hate pretty much everyone who isn't like them. If you have the wrong…

— Clare Vanderpool

“What is more important, I thought. Search or find?”

— Clare Vanderpool

“It was afternoon as we made our way down to the river, accompanied by a running commentary by Early about whether or…

— Clare Vanderpool

“No, the sky, it is not a contest or an exam. The only question is, can you look up? Can you take…

— Clare Vanderpool