“Shall we try this the traditional way?”

“Children are amazing beings and it is we who shall try to imitate them and not the other way around.”

“We shall pursue our dreams “until [we] reach[…] it. Or fail[…] trying.”

“I always encourage them to practice in a way that will help them go back to their own tradition and get re-rooted. If they succeed at at becoming reintegrated, they will be an important instrument in transforming and renewing their tradition. ...When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we will avoid the kind of alienation that is destroying society, and we will become whole again. ... Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone.”

“We learned the seven traditional ways to make words unclear.""Seven? That many? Which was the most effective?""Poor grammar skills.”

“To care about weaving, to make weavings, is to be in touch with a long human tradition. We people have woven, first baskets and then cloth, for at least ten thousand years. This book will give you many ways to become connected with that tradition.”