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

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.

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.

Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive.

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.

She said, 'People are like stars, but it's stories that turn us into constellations. If we don't tell our stories, we burn alone in the dark.

The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.

Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

Company names without clear pronunciation or spelling won't last.

The better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better.

Select companions who are striving for enlightenment. They all have their imperfections, certainly, but at least their attention is moving in the right direction.

Adolescence is a plague on the senses.

The same means that have supported every other popular belief have supported Christianity. War, imprisonment, and falsehood; deeds of unexampled and incomparable atrocity have made it what it is.

Understanding variation is the key to success in quality and business.

[Making movies is] 80% script and 20% getting great actors. There's nothing else to it.