We are never far from the lilt and swirl of living water. Whether to fish or swim or paddle, of only to stand and gaze, to glance as we cross a bridge, all of us are drawn to rivers, all of us happily submit to their spell. We need their familiar mystery. We need their fluent lives interflowing with our own.

The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life, and Literature (ed. Counterpoint, 2009) - ISBN: 9781582439402