Manitou Canyon Quotes

“Worry and you open the door to the worst of possibilities, Niece. Better, I think, to hope. The heart invites a friendlier spirit for its company.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Life, she thought. Always a clash of opposites. Was there ever any real end to that great conflict?”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“They'd long ago crossed the Canadian border, but the nature of the land below had changed little. It was a great arboreal wilderness, and the boundary lines politicians had drawn on maps were meaningless. Those lines might change. Who knew? But the land itself had been as it was for millions of years and would continue for millions more. There was comfort it this, in the knowledge that whatever humans did, in the very long run their impact was small when compared with the vast patience that was the spirit of the earth.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“I'm strong," the woman replied. "I can take this."
Henry said, "You have always been strong, Leah, but a sweat is not about enduring. It is about yielding.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Spirit is at the heart of everything, and there's nothing more powerful. Trust your spirit.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“I try not to want. I try instead to accept.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Do not look for an answer out there, Corcoran O'Connor," her great-uncle finally said. "Let the answer find you."
"How do I do that, Henry?" His voice was harsh, urgent. "Are you suggesting I just go out there and sit?"
"Not sit. Sift. Sift all that comes to you. The answer is what is left in your hands after everything else has slipped through your fingers."
"That's it Henry?" That's all you've got?"
"As my niece has said, finding is never about seeking. It is about opening yourself to what is already there.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Rainy took a sage bundle from the store in one of Henry's cupboards, dropped it into a shallow clay bowl, lit it with a match, and waved the cleansing smoke over Cork, Henry, herself and around the cabin saying, "Migwech, Nimishoomis. Thank you, Grandfather. Migwech, Nokomis. Thank you, Grandmother, for the beauty of this day, for the life you have given us, and for the wisdom that comes when we listen to your voices on the wind and in the water and singing among the trees. We pray for guidance from the Creator and the spirits. Let our hearts be open to all you offer us.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“It’s always seemed to me that a shot of penicillin does more good than the most fervent prayer or primitive symbols drawn in ash. Or,” she said, eyeing the sweat lodge, “ancient rituals.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“there are places where you can sense the presence of the Great Mystery in a powerful way,”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Henry said, “You have always been strong, Leah, but a sweat is not about enduring. It is about yielding.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Everybody hurts, Aunt Rose. That was it. Everybody hurts. And if I want to be a Mide, I need to quit thinking about my own pain and think more about all those whose pain is greater than mine.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“Which probably meant that someone close to the Harrises had kept them informed.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon

“she added, “Why Meloux? Why talk to Henry about this? He wasn’t involved in any of it.” “Maybe not,” Cork said. “But he’s the nearest thing I have to a Ouija board.”
― William Kent Krueger, Manitou Canyon