A River Runs Through It by Maclean

Ref: Norman Maclean (1989). A River Runs Through It. U. of Chicago Press.

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Summary

Two brothers grow up with their preacher father in the Big Blackfoot of Wyoming. Although they move apart with age, they come together to flyfish to communicate, bond, and grow sporadically through life. The author beautifully relates life and fly-fishing while describing and paralleling the two completely worlds.

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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the worlds great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs…. I am haunted by waters.
“One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly becoming the author of something beautiful even if it is only a floating ash.”
“Stories of life are often more like rivers than books.”
“...it is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.”

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