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> [“Would it have made a difference? This is the question we always ask after we have given up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/would-it-have-made-a-difference-this-is-the-question-we-always-ask/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

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## More by Thomas King

> [Land. If you understand nothing else about the history of Indians in North America, you need to understand that the question that really matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/land-if-you-understand-nothing-else-about-the-history-of-indians-in/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [Tears streamed down my face as I crossed the finish line. I was a new person, a runner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/tears-streamed-down-my-face-as-i-crossed-the-finish-line-i-was-a-new/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“What about human beings? said the animals. Do you think we need human beings? Why not? said the Twins. And as quick as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/what-about-human-beings-said-the-animals-do-you-think-we-need-human/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“Would it have made a difference? This is the question we always ask after we have given up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/would-it-have-made-a-difference-this-is-the-question-we-always-ask/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [Stories are wondrous things. And they are dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/stories-are-wondrous-things-and-they-are-dangerous/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“...writing a novel is buttering warm toast, while writing a history is herding porcupines with your elbows.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/writing-a-novel-is-buttering-warm-toast-while-writing-a-history-is/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [ “...the \[Hawthorn\] report revealed the logical fallacy that has haunted Indian history and policy in North America since contact - to wit, that all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/the-hawthorn-report-revealed-the-logical-fallacy-that-has-haunted/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“History may well be a series of stories we tell about the past, but the stories are not just any stories. They're not chosen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/history-may-well-be-a-series-of-stories-we-tell-about-the-past-but/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [I learned very quickly that to be angry about something does not mean anybody's gonna listen to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/i-learned-very-quickly-that-to-be-angry-about-something-does-not-mean/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [The truth about stories is, that's all we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/the-truth-about-stories-is-that-s-all-we-are/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“Perhaps we shouldn't be displeased with the 'environmental ethics' we have or the 'business ethics' or the 'political ethics' or any of the myriad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/perhaps-we-shouldn-t-be-displeased-with-the-environmental-ethics-we/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [If we change the stories we live by, quite possibly we change our lives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/if-we-change-the-stories-we-live-by-quite-possibly-we-change-our-lives/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“The yard consisted of grass and a Russian Olive tree, which was about the only kind of tree able to survive on the high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/the-yard-consisted-of-grass-and-a-russian-olive-tree-which-was-about/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [“Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/closure-is-a-greasy-little-word-which-moreover-describes-a/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

> [Eden Robinson is one of those rare artists who comes to writing with a skill and maturity that has taken the rest of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-king/eden-robinson-is-one-of-those-rare-artists-who-comes-to-writing-with/)

[Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-king/)

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