William Kent Krueger Quotes

“The dead are never far from us. They're in our hearts and on our minds and in the end all that separates us from them is a single breath, one final puff of air.”

William Kent Krueger book Ordinary Grace

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“The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day.”

William Kent Krueger book Ordinary Grace

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“I used to ask for an easy life, now I ask to be strong.”

William Kent Krueger

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“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.”

William Kent Krueger book Ordinary Grace

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“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”

William Kent Krueger

Source: Iron Lake

“And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.”

William Kent Krueger book Ordinary Grace

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