“ I'd have sunk in the car if Marcus Jetty hadn't been doing a little late-season beachcombing. Marcus runs Greenstone Salvage and Tinker, a famous local eyesore of bike frames, tube amps, hula poppers,… Leif Enger
“ A person never knows what is next -- I don't, anyway. The surface of everything is thinner than we know. A person can fall right through, without any warning at all. Leif Enger
“ We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly,and bitterly wept as we bore him along.For we all loved our comrade so brave, young and handsome, we all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong.Th… Leif Enger
“ I felt laden. Air itself has weight and mass, and Kansas had the most air of anywhere I'd ever been. Leif Enger
“ Before reaching Grassy Butte, though, Dad spied a farmhouse with two pumps in the drive and a red-and-white sign out front saying DALE'S OIL COMPANY. Another sign said CLOSED, but a light was on in th… Leif Enger
“ I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers. Leif Enger
“ Oh, his speed was no shock—speed was never Alec’s problem. It was his precision that astonished. Because listen: How many pitchers in any league have a fastball with its own nickname? And what kind of… Leif Enger
“ 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
“ Sleep that day was a warm pool into which I dove and stayed, sporadically lifting my head to sense the world. Leif Enger
“ 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 imposs… Leif Enger
“ ....her life would be a giddy crossword, working down from some clues and across from others. Leif Enger
