"undoubtedly, our differences would not have seemed so great if we had not been such a close family. Painted on one side of our Sunday school wall were the words, God Is Love. We always assumed that these three words were spoken directly to the four of us in our family and had no reference to the world outside."

They take this quote as a direct saying towards their family. This shows just how close there whole family was and how nothing could break them apart. They say "We always assumed these three words were spoken directly to the four of us in our family and had no reference to the world outside." This shows how much each of them are involved in each others lives. Showing that they were closer then ever and knew all their differences and were their for each other.

"No fish could live out there where the river explodod into the colors and curves that would attract photographers. The fish were in tha slow backwash, right in the dirty foam, with the dirt being one of the chief attractions. Part of the speckles would be pollen from pine tress, but most of the dirt was edible ensect life that had not survived the waterfall."

This quote shows the importance of the setting in this book by connecting the beauty of the place to life and its surroundings. When this qoute explains how the dirt is full of insect life and where the fish can live shows the importance of the river to every part of life. How they explain the river, it captivates you so you can picture what it looks like and how important it is not only to animals but the people around it as well.

"In out family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. We lived at the junction of great trout rivers in Western Montana, and our father was a Presbyterian minister and a fly fisherman who tied is own flies and taught others."

In this book they use fly fishing or the river as a metaphor for life. This quotation, to me, demonstrates this point. This quote was the first sentances of the book. This shows that fly fishing and religion are very important to them and that they are strongly connected to both. When it says "...a fly fisherman who tied his own flies and taught others," shows that this is a huge part of his life and something that he clearly lives for and to not only teach religion to others but fly fishing as well.

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.

This quote sums up the entire book to me. This explains that how in life everything will eventually fall into place and how there are things that intervine in what you want to accomplish. There are problems alot of the time but you just need to give everything time.