Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured. War is a time out of balance. When it is truly over,… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Another of the hard things about being in a war, grandchildren, is that although there are times of quiet when the fighting has stopped, you know you will soon be fighting again. Those quiet times give you the chance to… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Do we make ourselves into what we become or is it built into our genes, into the fate spun for us by whatever shapes… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
“The old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Guilt can make you doubt yourself at the very moment when you need to proceed with certainty. — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Knowledge is easy to come by. Understanding what you know takes much longer. — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
There are many people who could claim and learn from their Indian ancestry, but because of the fear their parents and grandparents knew, because… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly--we only think it… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
There is a kind of certainty that seems to characterize Jared Smith's best work, an understanding about place and the flow of spirit that… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
It is important to understand that there are many different ways of seeing the world and expressing the wisdom of Native belief...No one voice… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Native people such as the Cherokees are just as human and complex and real as Americans are, and our nation needs to respect American… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
“So it is that both this breathing moment and what is called "the future"are always linked with what is called "the past." So it… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
“Librarians. . . have been my lifelong friends, guides and heroes.” — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
When the Lakota leader Sitting Bull was asked by a white reporter why his people loved and respected him, Sitting Bull replied by asking… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
“I wish you had been there with me in that picture,” he used to say to Wilsie and me. “It is so lonely being… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs. — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
A journal is a very personal thing. As far as possible, to write this sort of book you need to know and feel your… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
