“We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs.”

“Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured. War is a time out of balance. When it is truly o...”

“Kill every enemy twice, Wilky said. Better than gettin' shot by a soldier pretending to be dead.”

“The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly--we only think it does. The motion of drawing back a bow and sending an arrow st...”

“Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon. ”

“One of the things I've been taught by Native American elders is the importance of patience, of waiting to do things when the time is right.”

“The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't li...”

“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”

“Fear is all in the mind”

“I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.”

“I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.”

“All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit quiet in a room alone.”

“Quiet is here and all in me. ("Dress of White Silk")”

“To imbibe so much quiet is to become the music inside it.”