The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far. — Joseph Boyden Copy Share Image
Being a mixed-blood person of Ojibway and European ancestry, I always found that I only heard one side of the story - that was… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
I believe truly that Canada is a living history and we're going through some of the most important time in this country's short 150 years. — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
I'm a writer. I should be allowed to speak about my writing at times. And I'm really excited to speak about that. There's nothing… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
Sometimes, it's not getting what we want that offers us the most important Lessons — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
There’s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up? — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
America seems to celebrate its more violent past, but Canada doesn't like to recognize those things. The willingness to accept the existence of violence… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
“I thought of my mother late that night, after leaving Dorothy, as I followed the moon's path back home across the Moose River. My… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge. — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus. — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
“Lots of times growing up, I’d just try to do something myself because I believed that being a boy, and being Indian, I should… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
The beliefs of Native people are no less powerful or important just because they focus on a different "form of magic." — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share
