Quotes

Some Quotes from the book

  • “If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “If you're good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can't be wrong.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too.” ~Junior Spirit (page 191)
  • ”Even dead, she was a better person than us.”~ Junior Spirit, talking about his just died grandmother.
  • “When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “We only know how to lose and be lost.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “We Indians really should be better liars, considering how often we've been lied to.”~ Junior Spirit
  • “I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird”~ Junior Spirit
  • “Gay people could do anything. They were like Swiss army knives.”~ Junior Spirit