There are many great quotes from the book, “ A River Runs Through It”. One of my favorites that has the most meaning to me is, “ Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. I am haunted by waters.” These were the last quotes of the book that was said by Norman. These are small quotes, but when you think about it, they have a lot of meaning behind them. These quotes are the perfect quotes from the book because the whole book is pretty much summed up by these quotes.

            These two lines are important to the book’s meaning and message. “ Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it,” is an important quote meaning that all the problems and life that is going on, have a river running through it. The river relies on everything.

 When Norman said, “ I am haunted by water,” he meant that there was memories that were made at the river when he and his brother fished there. They spent a lot of time fishing together. The two brothers didn’t actually get along that well. They both had their own lives and their own ways of doing things. I think Norman felt guilty that he hadn’t helped his brother as much as he should have and didn’t have the best relationship with him. He regrets him going to bars getting drunk, and getting into that fight that caused his death. The waters haunt Norman.

These quotes have a lot of meaning. Norman wrote these quotes for a reason. He wanted to express himself and tell the readers how he feels about the river and himself. He feels that he is responsible for Paul’s death. “ Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. I am haunted by waters.”