Quotes
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Michael Dorris
"I certainly don't object to [writers] trying to imagine the lives of other societies, but you have to do it with a certain amount of humility and respect. If it were not for the ethnographic material that had been collected by missionaries and anthropologists and so forth, much of past Native American society would no longer be accessible. What I object to is making kitsch of things that are very serious." --
Michael Dorris
#Humility Quotes
#Native American Quotes
#Past Quotes
“There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.”
“You know the head's where everything is at, the brain, eyes, mouth. That's the person. I remember being told as a kid, you cut off the head and the body dies. the body is nothing after the head is cut off... well that's not quite true. With a girl there's a lot left in the girl's body without a head.”
“I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.”
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“Nikolai stroked her cheek, then wrapped her in his embrace. “You’re safe,†he said tenderly beside her ear. “I’ve got you, and I’m going to keep you safe.”
“I think that Lee should have been hanged. It was all the worse that he was a good man and a fine character and acted conscientiously. It's always the good men who do the most harm in the world.”
“Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.”
“Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.”
“If you want to be noticed, dress the part.”