"Peace Like a River" Quotes
A father's faith and a family's journey through the American Midwest are tested in this lyrical and stirring novel.
fiction | 312 pages | Published in 2001
Quotes
Make of it what you will, he said, but the earth has its own way of speaking.
Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic.
I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet.
Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature.
There's a beauty in being alone.
Sometimes we don't know what we know until someone tells us.
It's a strange thing when people are a comfort in themselves.
Anger can be a gift, it's just a matter of how you use it.
A thing that's lovely will always be lovely, even if someone's ruined it for you.
Most times, we don't know what we need until it shows up.





