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.

Finding 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.

If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's that there is power in a story. And if someone pays you such a kindness as to make up a tale so you'll enjoy a gingersnap, you go along with that story and enjoy every last bite.

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.

Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.

There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.

...the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.