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  2. Browse and share quotes from the short story collection A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean. Find inspirational, philosophical, and humorous reflections on life, love, fishing, and the Montana landscape.

  3. Find the best quotes from Norman Maclean's classic book A River Runs Through It, about fishing, family, and life. Explore themes of rivers, rhythms, religion, and relationships through the author's words.

    • “The world is full of bastards, the number increasing rapidly the further one gets from Missoula, Montana.” ― Norman Maclean, A River Runs through It.
    • “So it is that we can seldom help anybody. Either we don't know what part to give or maybe we don't like to give any part of ourselves. Then, more often than not, the part that is needed is not wanted.
    • “Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not start fishing until the cool of the evening.
    • “As for my father, I never knew whether he believed God was a mathematician but he certainly believed God could count and that only by picking up God's rhythms were we able to regain power and beauty.
    • “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time.
    • “Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed?
    • “We can love completely what we cannot completely understand.” ― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories.
    • “My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him all good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.”
  4. Find and explore quotes from Norman Maclean's memoir about his father, brother, and fishing in Montana. LitCharts provides explanations, themes, characters, and symbols for each quote.

  5. Jan 26, 2021 · Find the most memorable and inspiring quotes from the novel 'A River Runs Through It' by Norman Maclean. Explore themes of friendship, fishing, nature and life through these excerpts from the semi-autobiographical fiction book.

  6. Collection of sourced quotations from A River Runs Through It (1976) by Norman Maclean. Share with your friends the best quotes from A River Runs Through It.

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