Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive.

What is it like to be a Spokane Indian without wild salmon? It is like being a Christian if Jesus had never rolled back the stone and risen from his tomb.

I often wonder why I am the one who remember all the pain?

There are family mysteries I cannot solve. There are family mysteries I am unwilling to solve.

An Indian’s wealth   Is determined by what they lose And not by what they save.

You’re always making up stuff from the past, ” she said. “And the stuff you imagine is always better than the stuff that actually happened.

I didn’t yet know that romantic heroes—famous and not—are usually aimless nomads in disguise.

As you explore new opportunities and new directions, consider this:• How do I want to make a difference in the world?• How do I want to be remembered?• What kind of legacy do I want to leave behind?

At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening.

Truth has her sterner responsibilities sooner or later in store for those who have known anything about her.

I certainly feel that you can be woman and not have children, but I don't think society feels that.

It is normal to enjoy praise and dislike criticism. True character is when you prevent either from affecting you in a negative matter.

I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.

Paper buys time. Steel buys freedom.

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!

U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy objectives in the Middle East.

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England it was very British.