“I don't make outlines or plans because whenever I do, they turn out to be useless. It is as if I am compelled to violate the scope of any outline or plan; it is as if the writing does not want me to know what is about to happen.” IfsKnowsWantWritingDoeHappensTurnsPlansUselessWant MeCompelledScopeOutlines Author:Leslie Marmon Silko
“He made a story for all of them, a story to give them strength. The words of the story poured out of his mouth as if they had substance, pebbles and stone extending to hold the corporal up...knees from buckling...hands from letting go of the blanket.” IfsGivingMadeStoriesHandsLetting GoMouthsStonesSubstanceKneesBlanketExtendingPebbles Author:Leslie Marmon Silko
“Distances and days existed in themselves then; they all had a story. They were not barriers. If a person wanted to get to the moon, there is a way; it all depended on whether you knew the directions, on whether you knew the story of how others before you had gone. He had believed in the stories for a long time, until the teachers at Indian school taught him not to believe in that kind of "nonsense". But they had been wrong.” IfsWayBelieveKindPersonsLongStoriesWantedSchoolGoneTeacherTaughtMoonLong TimeDistanceIndianNonsenseBarriers Author:Leslie Marmon Silko
“Because if you weren't born white, you were forced to see differences; or if you weren't born what they called normal, or if you got injured, then you were left to explore the world of the different.” IfsWorldDifferentLeftBornDifferencesWhiteNormalInjured Author:Leslie Marmon Silko
“You don't have anything if you don't have the stories.” IfsStories Book:Yellow Woman Source: Yellow Woman
