"My sister, Swede, who often sees to the nub, offered this: People fear miracles because they fear being changed--though ignoring them will change you also. Swede said another thing, too, and it rang in me like a bell: No miracle happens without a witness. Someone to declare, Here's what I saw. Here's how it went. Make of it what you will."

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Source : Leif Enger (2001). “Peace Like a River”, p.3, Atlantic Monthly Press

Leif Enger

#People Quotes #Miracle Quotes #Saws Quotes

“The more you learn what to do with yourself, and the more you do for others, the more you will learn to enjoy the abundant life.”
“Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.”
“People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.”
“I saw a ghost once, about 20 years ago. It took the form of someone coming out of a sleeping body and sitting at the foot of the bed.”
“Usually, I play the bad guy, so it's been a pleasant break to play a good guy.”
“Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.”

Source : Pseudonymous Bosch (2008). “The Name of this Book Is Secret”, p.187, Hachette UK
“You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated”
“Childhood has no necessary connection with age.”

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