Love won't be tampered with, love won't go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.
Louise ErdrichI don't pray. When I was young, I vowed I never would be caught begging God. If I want something I get it for myself. I go to church only to show the old hens they don't get me down.
Louise ErdrichI tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice.
Louise ErdrichWe are conjured voiceless out of nothing and must return to an unknowing state. What happens in between is an uncontrolled dance, and what we ask for in love is no more than a momentary chance to get the steps right, to move in harmony until the music stops.
Louise Erdrich