What is it about us human beings that we can’t let go of lost things?

As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.

I will tell you something about stories . . . They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.

But as long as you remember what you have seen, then nothing is gone. As long as you remember, it is part of this story we have together.

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.

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

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.

You don't have anything if you don't have the stories.

Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.

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

The Indian wars have never ended in the Americas.

Some people meet you for a reason, while others meet you to stay there in your life.

I do so much music that it's like a fog, and I can't even remember all of it.

I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.

I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders.

How time flies when you're doin all the talking.

Over 6 million people were evacuated from New Jersey ahead of the hurricane. And now, three of them have gone back.

When you stand outside, you look around and find that the people you're with live on the fringes.

It’s a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable.

Poor eating habits developed at an early age lead to a lifetime of real health consequences.

You've only got so long to live.