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> [My son will forever travel through a moonless night with only the roar of wind for company… A drowning man is not separated from the lust for air by a bridge of thought—he is one with it—and my son, conceived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/my-son-will-forever-travel-through-a-moonless-night-with-only-the/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

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## More by Michael Dorris

> [At different states in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at the heart, the source…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/at-different-states-in-our-lives-the-signs-of-love-may-vary/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [“The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/the-world-bank-anxious-that-the-last-vestiges-of-zimbabwe-s-former/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [“And she has been there. I know because her senior high school yearbook, the one with no Daytons, is gone from the bureau where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/and-she-has-been-there-i-know-because-her-senior-high-school-yearbook/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [The necessity of loyalty between friends, the responsibility that the strong owe the infirm, the illusion of ill-gotten gain, the rewards of hard work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/the-necessity-of-loyalty-between-friends-the-responsibility-that-the/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [“These boots were made for dancing"(260)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/these-boots-were-made-for-dancing-260/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [Grandfather was well known for being stubborn in his ideas. For instance... you had to go to sleep facing east so that you would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/grandfather-was-well-known-for-being-stubborn-in-his-ideas-for/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/i-certainly-don-t-object-to-writers-trying-to-imagine-the-lives-of/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [“How long does it last?" Said the other customer, a man wearing a tan shirt with little straps that buttoned on top of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/how-long-does-it-last-said-the-other-customer-a-man-wearing-a-tan/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [To be known for one's saddest story is not the road to notoriety anyone would willingly choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/to-be-known-for-one-s-saddest-story-is-not-the-road-to-notoriety/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [Dinner is to a day what dessert is to dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/dinner-is-to-a-day-what-dessert-is-to-dinner/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [Don't ask so many questions and they will all be answered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/don-t-ask-so-many-questions-and-they-will-all-be-answered/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [My son will forever travel through a moonless night with only the roar of wind for company… A drowning man is not separated from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/my-son-will-forever-travel-through-a-moonless-night-with-only-the/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [Considering that virtually none of the standard fare surrounding Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical accuracy, or cross-cultural perception, why is it so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/considering-that-virtually-none-of-the-standard-fare-surrounding/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [Here are two facts that should not both be true: - There is sufficient food produced in the world every year to feed every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/here-are-two-facts-that-should-not-both-be-true-there-is-sufficient/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

> [“Without somebody to watch me, laugh at my jokes, tell me what to do, ask me questions, race me to the river, make me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/without-somebody-to-watch-me-laugh-at-my-jokes-tell-me-what-to-do-ask/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

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