I was born on the same day as Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton: January 19. I am absolutely certain that this affects my writing in some way.

- Eden Robinson

I find myself moved by social justice issues. I'm not sure where that will lead me. I'm willing to nurture it.

- Eden Robinson

The world is fine. Our place on it is precarious.

- Eden Robinson

Autumn. Pretty leaves, pumpkin pie and sweaters. Perfect weather for reading. Winter is great but I hate shoveling.

- Eden Robinson

We can be the new brand of self-extincting dinosaurs or we can evolve.

- Eden Robinson

I've had people who see all my characters as Native, even if they aren't. It's kind of like assuming all a writer's characters are really female beca…

- Eden Robinson

I don't really get romance. Bring me fish or moose, not flowers.

- Eden Robinson

In general, I'm careful when I'm dealing with subjects of deep cultural importance and write with abandon when I'm dealing with issues of personal dy…

- Eden Robinson

Our ability to turn off empathy for specific kinds of humans and then use faulty logic to justify our beliefs is messily sociopathic.

- Eden Robinson