My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write.

Is revenge a circle inside of a circle inside of a circle?

Estranged from the tribe that gives no protection, What happens to the soul that hates its reflection?

The librarian spoke in a reverential whisper. Corliss knew she'd misjudged this passionate woman. Maybe she dressed poorly, but she was probably great in bed, certainly believed in God and goodness, and kept an illicit collection of overdue library books on her shelves.

I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write to protect them. It's far too late for that. I write to give them weapons-in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.