Norman Maclean Quotes

United States, Author
December 23, 1902 – August, 2, 1990.

Norman Fitzroy Maclean was an American author and scholar noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992).

Also known as Scholar

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

Norman Maclean
- Religion
- Fishing
- Line
We can love completely what we cannot completely understand.

Norman Maclean

At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.

Norman Maclean
- Clear
- Sunrise
- Luminous
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.

Norman Maclean
- Author
- Stand
- Excitement
Slowly we became silent, and silence itself if an enemy to friendship.

Norman Maclean
- Enemy
- Friendship
- Silent
A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.

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

Norman Maclean
- Brain
- Body
- Give Up
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

Norman Maclean
- Things
- Runs
- Merge