Quotes by William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace

“Loss, once its become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. Its solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it to beat yourself or yo...”

“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.”

“We know dates and times and locations and participants but accounts of what happened depend upon the perspective from which the event is viewed.”

“I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.”

“Loss, once it’s become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. It’s solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it to beat yourself or ...”