At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future.

I know a lot about being white - because I have to, I live in the white world. A white person doesn't live in the Indian world. I have to be white every day.

All art is exploitation.

Nostalgia is always doomed and dooming.

Like any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions.

I ain't interested in the truth. I'm interested in the way things should be.

If I were a doctor nobody would be inviting me to talk to reservations. I'd be a different person. Writers can influence more people.