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At a high level of universality, to write anything well, whether it be intellectual or imaginative, is to assume at least two obligations: to be intelligible and to be interesting.

— Norman Maclean

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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

A River Runs Through It (1976)

The brain gives up a lot less easily than the body.

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A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.

Young Men and Fire (1992)

"It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us."

A River Runs Through It (1976)

In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.

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