I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture..

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing..

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads..

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing..

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything..

I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kin….

Don't live up to your stereotypes..

"I used to think the world was broken down by tribes," I said. "By black and white. By Indian and white. But I know that isn't true. The world is onl….

I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird.

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….

At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural power. ….

It's a weird thing. Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to dis….

Can you hear the dreams crackling like a campfire? Can you hear the dreams sweeping through the pine trees and tipis? Can you hear the dreams laughin….

Last September 16th, I was walking in downtown Seattle when this pick-up truck pulls up in front of me. Guy leans out the window and yells, "Go back ….

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 a….

If a parent doesn't want his/her child to read a book then there is always an alternative text to read. But the book banners want to control what eve….

These are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you; your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. M….

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?.

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

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination..

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..