“You see we do, yet see you but our handsAnd this the bleeding business they have done:Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful”

“Details are our business as writers. Your heart leaps when you see a detail that can go somewhere”

“We Sioux spend a lot of time thinking about everyday things which in our minds are mixed up with the spiritual. We see in the world around us many symbols that teach us the meaning of life. We have a saying that the white man sees so little, he must see with only one eye. We see a lot that you no longer notice. You could notice if you wanted to, but you are usually too busy. We Indians live in a world of symbols and images where the spiritual and commonplace are one...We try to understand them not with the head but with the heart.”

“When we pity ourselves all we see is ourselves. When we have problems, all we see are our problems and that's all what we love of talking about. We don't see the good things in our lives.”

“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.”

“Only when you slice your soul open and let it bleed and bleed and bleed will you finally see your passion.”