You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart.
Louise ErdrichThere is a legacy of violence against native women that has gotten worse and worse over time.
Louise ErdrichI might not be able to use the word "hope," but I could certainly use the word "optimism." I'm very optimistic. I don't feel that it helps to be pessimistic. At some point in my life I made a conscious decision that I would try to be optimistic - not blind to anything at all - but to always hear the way that had the best chance for happiness.
Louise Erdrich