"She stood looking carefully at the labeled portraits Ursala had put up: Little Crow, Chief of the Santees, Geronimo, last of the Apaches, and Ursala's favorite, Big Foot, dying in the snow at Wounded Knee. "Isn't that where the massacre was?" asked Ellen. "Yes. I'm going to go there when I'm grown up. To Wounded Knee." "That seems sensible," said Ellen."

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Source : Eva Ibbotson (2008). “A Song for Summer”, p.22, Pan Macmillan

Eva Ibbotson

#Feet Quotes #Snow Quotes #Crow Quotes

“I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.”
“Kurt (Cobain) was a fan of my standup, which was pretty weird. I know when people hear that, it's kind of like finding out that Jimi Hendrix really liked Buddy Hackett, but he interviewed me at a college radio station before they broke and did Bleach. And then, like, about two years later, I was opening for Nirvana at these huge sports arenas.”

Source : Interview with Will Harris, www.bullz-eye.com. August 19, 2009.
“A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.”
“Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.”
“Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.”
“It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.”
“War is capitalism with the gloves off.”
“Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.”

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