Quotes by William Kent Krueger

About William Kent Krueger:

William Kent Krueger is an American author and crime writer, best known for his Cork O'Connor series of books, which are set mainly in Minnesota, USA. In 2005 and 2006, he won back-to-back Anthony Awards for best novel. In 2014, his stand-alone book Ordinary Grace won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2013.
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What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.

William Kent Krueger

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.

William Kent Krueger

I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.

William Kent Krueger

Loss, once it’s become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. It’s solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it to beat yourself or you can throw it away.

William Kent Krueger

I’ve come to understand that there’s a good deal of value in the ritual accompanying death. It’s hard to say good- bye and almost impossible to accomplish this alone and ritual is the railing we hold to, all of us together, that keeps us uprigh...

William Kent Krueger

We know dates and times and locations and participants but accounts of what happened depend upon the perspective from which the event is viewed.

William Kent Krueger

The truth is that when you kill a man it doesn't matter if he's your enemy and if he's trying to kill you. That moment of his death will eat at you for the rest of your life. It'll dig into bone so deep inside you that not even the hand of God is goi...

William Kent Krueger

Author Bio

  • NameWilliam Kent Krueger
  • Descriptionauthor, novelist
  • BornNovember 16, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsAnthony Awards; Edgar Award; Macavity Awards