“Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. That is why we put these stories in each other's memories. This is how people care for themselves.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsGivingPersonsSaidSometimesStoriesCareRememberMemoriesAliveOne ThingNeededStaying AliveBadgersStory People Author:Barry Lopez
“Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.” NeedsPersonsSometimesStoriesAliveInspireStorytellingStorytellerTelling StoriesStaying Alive Author:Barry Lopez
“I lay there knowing something eerie ties us to the world of animals. Sometimes the animals pull you backward into it. You share hunger and fear with them like salt in blood.” WorldSometimesAnimalKnowingBloodShareLaysHungerTiesSaltEerieKnowing Something Book:Arctic Dreams Source: Arctic Dreams
“The writer works on the inside and the critic works on the outside. I don't know what it looks like on the outside, sometimes. It's not that I'm not interested-it's not where I live. I live inside the story.” KnowsWritingLooksSometimesStoriesCriticsNot Interested Author:Barry Lopez
“If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.” IfsNeedsGivingPersonsSometimesStoriesCareAliveNeededStorytellingStorytellerStaying Alive Author:Barry Lopez
