“But not one tear did I shed for their delight. I was her brave warrior, brave as the warriors who marched through my dreams.”

“The ideal of warriorship is that the warrior should be sad and tender, and because of that, the warrior can be very brave as well.”

“Hey," Victor said. "Tell me a story."Thomas closed his eyes and told this story: "There were these two Indian boys who wanted to be warriors. But it was too late to be warriors in the old way. All the horses were gone. So the two Indian boys stole a car and drove to the city. They parked the stolen car in front of the police station and then hitchhiked back home to the reservation. When they got back, all their friends cheered and their parents' eyes shone with pride. You were very brave, everybody said to the two Indian boys. Very brave.""Ya-hey," Victor said. "That's a good one. I wish I could be a warrior.”

“But the warriors true, the brave of heartWho valiently upheld the rightThey are raised on high to the velvet skyBringing light to the darkness of night”

“A nation is not conquered,Until the hearts of it's womenAre on the ground.then it is done, no matterHow brave it's warriors,Or how strong it's weapons.”

“Buffalo Hump knew his son was brave, but that was not enough. If a warrior lacked wisdom, courage alone would not keep him alive for long.”