Fly fishing is not about catching the fish. It is about enjoying the water, the breeze, the fish swimming all around. If you catch one, good. If you don't...that is even better. That mean you come out and get to try all over again.
Clare VanderpoolWhen there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.
Clare VanderpoolFinding your way doesn't mean you always know where you're going. It's knowing how to find your way back home that's important.
Clare VanderpoolSometimes it's best not to see your whole path laid out before you. Let life surprise you...There are more stars out there than just the ones with names. And they're all beautiful.
Clare VanderpoolHe could hear trhe voices, the whispers, the sighs, of these souls who were unable to let go of their burdens. ... Pi understood this need to hold on. To let let go of his pain. It had become such a part of him. Who would he be without it? The thought frightened him. So he wandered the halls of the catacombs like the other souls who were half-dead and half-alive.
Clare Vanderpool