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“In our 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 his own flies and taught others. He told us about Christ's disciples being fishermen, and we were left to assume, as my brother and I did, that all first-class fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fishermen and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman.”

Quote by Norman Maclean

Book:A River Runs Through It

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A River Runs Through It

This novel explores themes of love, loss, and the search for identity through the eyes of two brothers growing up in the 1920s in Montana. The story is deeply intertwined with the brothers' passion for fly fishing, which serves as a metaphor for their lives and the choices they make. more

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Norman Maclean was an American author known for his works 'A River Runs Through It' and 'Young Men and Fire'. His writing is characterized by its deep insights into nature and human emotions. more

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