“I spend my time dwelling on revenge and try to deal with the monsters crawling out of the ashes.” TryingDealsRevengeMonstersMy TimeAshesDwellingCrawling Author:Louise Erdrich
“I was the sort of kid who spent a Sunday afternoon prying little trees out of the foundation of his parents' house. I should have given in to the inevitable truth that this was the sort of person I would become, in the end, but I kept fighting it.” ShouldLittlesPersonsEndsKidsFightingHouseGivenParentTreeShould HaveFoundationInevitableSundayAfternoonSunday Afternoons Book:The Round House: A Novel Source: The Round House: A Novel
“My father was a painter and he taught art. He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who could not draw.'” ChildrenArtSaidFatherTaughtDrawsPainterIndian Author:N. Scott Momaday
“Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.” WayWrittenTraditionStrongerMarvelousStorytellerOral Tradition Author:N. Scott Momaday
“I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservations and being exposed to several different cultures and languages.” WorldDifferentCultureLanguageVirtueIndianExposedLiving OnReservationsDifferent CulturesCulture And Language Author:N. Scott Momaday
“Violence was just as much about WHAT was happening as it was how it happened.” ViolenceHappenedHappenings Author:Walter Dean Myers
“The idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with excellence?” IdeasValuesBlackBornTaughtExcellenceSegregation Author:Walter Dean Myers
“What some people wanted was sometimes too hard to get, and the stress of trying was sometimes too hard to deal with... Maybe doing well in life was just too hard for some people.” PeopleTryingWellsSometimesHardWantedDealsStress Author:Walter Dean Myers
“But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they traveled seem less foolhardy.” PeopleEndsSeemsDarkForgivingMortalityTraveledWrongdoingCushionsFoolhardy Author:Walter Dean Myers
“The sexiest thing about a women is her health. When you feel good, everyone is attracted to you. But if you look sick, they’ll steer a wild path around you.” IfsFeelsLooksPathSickFeel GoodSteersSexiest Author:Carol Alt