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“But sometimes what we call 'memory' and what we call 'imagination' are not so easily distinguished.”

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Leslie Marmon Silko is an American writer known for her unique Native American background and literary style. Her works delve into themes such as race, cultural identity, and feminism. more

“The American public has difficulty believing ... [that] injustice continues to be inflicted upon Indian people because Americans assume that the sympathy and tolerance they feel toward Indians is somehow 'felt' or transferred to the government policy that deals with Indians. This is not the case.”

People Feels Believe Government Felt Deals Cases Policy Difficulty Assuming Injustice Tolerance Indian Government Policy

Author:Leslie Marmon Silko

“Anybody can act violently - there is nothing to it; but not every person is able to destroy his enemy with words.”

Persons Able Enemy Nonviolence

Author:Leslie Marmon Silko

“relationships. That's all there really is. There's your relationship with the dust that just blew in your face, or with the person who just kicked you end over end. ... You have to come to terms, to some kind of equilibrium, with those people around you, those people who care for you, your environment.”

People Kind Persons Ends Care Faces Term Environment Dust Your Face Our Relationship Who Cares Our Environment Equilibrium Care For You

Book:Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko

Source: Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko

“the snow ... came in thick tufts like new wool - washed before the weaver spins it.”

Sorrow Snow Thick Wool Weavers

Author:Leslie Marmon Silko

“the ancient people perceived the world and themselves within that world as part of an ancient continuous story composed of innumerable bundles of other stories.”

People World Stories Ancient Bundles

Book:Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit

Source: Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit

“The story was the important thing and little changes here and there were really part of the story. There were even stories about the different versions of stories and how they imagined the differing versions came to be.”

Littles Important Different Stories Important Things Versions Here And There

Author:Leslie Marmon Silko

“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.”

Ifs Knows Want Writing Doe Happens Turns Plans Useless Want Me Compelled Scope Outlines

Author:Leslie Marmon Silko

“there is nothing more American than the trade-union movement.”

Movement Labor Trade Unions Trade Unions Labor Movement

Book:All for one

Source: All for one

“Today, for many people, being a union member simply means paying dues, but in the early days there were so few of us that if a majority of the members were not active, the union ceased to exist.”

People Ifs Mean Today Members Labor Majority Unions Active Dues Labor Movement

Book:All for one

Source: All for one

“There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them.”

Use Shows Sin Profit Grandeur Coveting

Book:New Irish Comedies

Source: New Irish Comedies

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