Mark Dellenbaugh

“Nadine,” said my voice. “You know how people daydream about the Bahamas, with the beaches and palm trees? I don’t know if they really do, no doubt it’s mostly advertising, but you’re the island I think about.”
― Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

“The good thing about complete darkness is you can lie there quietly and let the other person rethink the smart-alecky thing they have just said. With any luck they'll begin to regret it, or possibly they'll believe you have a magnificent rejoinder in mind but are too well-adjusted to use it.”
― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

“When old friends die, you’re furious, because you’ve never quite finished what you were saying to them.”
― Richard Osman, The Impossible Fortune

“It’s possible to perceive what is coming and still be dumbfounded when it happens.”
― Leif Enger, Virgil Wander