“Then Israel Finch got to his feet and pointed the light at Dolly. He told Tommy to hold her arms, and Tommy… — Leif Enger Every second Copy Share Image
“I felt laden. Air itself has weight and mass, and Kansas had the most air of anywhere I'd ever been.” — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
Love is a strange fact - it hopes all things, believes all things, endures all things. It makes no sense at all. — Leif Enger Believe Copy Share Image
“SOON, he replied, which makes better sense under the rules of that country than ours. VERY SOON! he added, clasping my hands;… — Leif Enger Afterlife Copy Share Image
“When I woke in the dark I was smiling - it's a happy thing to brace for a visit from old friend… — Leif Enger Happiness Copy Share Image
“We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly, and bitterly wept as we bore him along. For we all loved… — Leif Enger Cowboy Copy Share Image
I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers. — Leif Enger Air Copy Share Image
“A cowboy doesn't ask for much, that's my observation. A flashy ride, a pretty girl, momentary glory...” — Leif Enger Cowboy Copy Share Image
Many a night I woke to the murmer of paper and knew (Dad) was up, sitting in the kitchen with frayed King… — Leif Enger Book 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,… — Leif Enger Cards Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever doubt it?" Davy asked. And in fact I have. And perhaps will again. But here is what happens. I… — Leif Enger Faith Copy Share Image
“...as long as we have the choice to read what we want, I suspect Twain and Homer and the rest will always… — Leif Enger Books Copy Share Image
Is there a single person on whom I can press belief? No sir. All I can do is say, Here's how it… — Leif Enger Belief Copy Share Image
“You can’t explain grace, anyway, especially when it arrives almost despite yourself. I didn’t even ask for it, yet somehow it breached… — Leif Enger Grace Copy Share Image
“You are no failure, on a river. The water moves regardless - for all it cares, you might be a minnow or… — Leif Enger Failure Copy Share Image
Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It's true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens… — Leif Enger Books Copy Share Image
I prayed the Lord would sort (my prayers) out and answer as needed. Above all that he would hurry. — Leif Enger Answers Copy Share Image
“I was drawn on. Conscious now that something needed doing, I moved ever higher on the land. Here entering an orchard of… — Leif Enger Beauty Copy Share Image
“Love is a strange fact-it hopes all things, believes all things, endures all things. It makes no since at all.” — Leif Enger Love Copy Share Image
“But I shook my head. I just couldn't go with him. Nor could I tell him it wasn't his public mistreatment that… — Leif Enger Parenting Copy Share Image
Where do you think you’re going?” Dr. Nokes demanded…. “What do you have for directions?” And Dad… said, “I have the substance… — Leif Enger Anticipation Copy Share Image
“From my first breath in this world, all I wanted was a good set of lungs and air to fill them with...… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
You can’t kill history. You can’t shoot it with a bullet and watch it recede into whatever lies outside of memory. History… — Leif Enger Bullets Copy Share Image
