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Classy Quotes Wednesday–Leif Enger

If you’ve never read Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, I hope you put it on your TBR list. Not only does he sport a very VIKING name (hee), he’s also an author with a knack for beautiful turns of phrase. Today, I’m quoting a little something from Peace Like a River that I’d scrawled in one of my numerous notebooks. Enjoy!
“Hope is like yeast, you know, rising under warmth.”

****Do you agree with this quote? Why or why not?****

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Classy Quotes Wednesday// hope// Leif Enger// Peace Like a River

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  1. Melissa Tagg says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    What a quote. Love it. And LOVE the book…it's been too many years since I read it. Pretty sure I'm due for a re-read. 🙂

  2. TC Avey says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Rising under warmth!That's great.

  3. Heather Day Gilbert says

    August 2, 2012 at 12:49 am

    I know, I haven't read it for quite a while either, Melissa! And TC, great to see you popping by!

  4. Beth K. Vogt says

    August 2, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Oooh, I love that quote!And I loved that book when I read it … but it's been several years.The ending was quite a surprise, wasn't it?

  5. Heather Day Gilbert says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Beth, I hate to say I hardly remember it, but I do vaguely remember it didn't wrap up the way I wanted it to!

  6. Adam Blumer says

    August 18, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    I loved the book, and I love the quote too. Hope grows when it is encouraged.

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