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Joseph Monninger is a renowned writer, born on October 28, 1953. His works span various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and drama. Monninger is known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature.

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Famous Joseph Monninger Quotes

“My body might be ill, I granted, but the paper worlds I had visited in my life remained vast and memorable. No matter what happened to me, no matter how the months ahead would shear me, a thousand books waited to rescue me, the simple flying carpet of black print on white pages a friend as trusted as any I had ever encountered.”

Reading Friendship Books

Book:Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying

Source: Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying

“I learned to look up suddenly from a hatch or feeding frenzy and find myself momentarily removed from solid earth. I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself”

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Author:Joseph Monninger

“I am almost certain fishermen posess a peculiar bend to their makeup. Fisherman are optimists, and the fish in the future is always preferable to the fish at hand. Even the best fishermen catch fish only a small percentage of the time, which means we persevere in a sport that features failure as its main ingredient. Truly great days, when the fish hammer the fly as soon as it lands on the water are rare.”

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Author:Joseph Monninger

“When a trout rises to a fly, it does not swim as much as tilt its fins and jet skyward.”

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Author:Joseph Monninger

“As someone who has moved around a fair amount, I wondered what it would be like to stay rooted to one place, one community.”

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Book:The World As We Know It

Source: The World As We Know It

“Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it.”

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Author:Joseph Monninger

“I live in a beautiful part of the world - western New Hampshire along the Baker River - and my family and I spend a lot of time outdoors.”

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Book:Eternal on the Water

Source: Eternal on the Water

“I actually believe in simplicity as a way of life. My wife and I are considering moving into a yurt!”

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Book:Eternal on the Water

Source: Eternal on the Water

“I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself.”

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Author:Joseph Monninger

About the Author

Born: October 28, 1953
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 9

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