“White people build a really big fire and stand way back. Indians build a little-bitty fire and get real close.”

“Luck is the residue of design”

“People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense-words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions-words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History”

“This is how the fire starts. This is how we burn.”

“Maybe that's what real friendship is -- getting so used to people that you need to be annoyed by them.”

“Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended with vigilance, else it dies out.”

“You set fire to my house, killed my family, and ate my dog. But steal my boyfriend? That's a step too far.”