Land. If you understand nothing else about the history of Indians in North America, you need to understand that the question that… — Thomas King America Copy Share Image
Tears streamed down my face as I crossed the finish line. I was a new person, a runner. — Thomas King Faces Copy Share Image
“What about human beings? said the animals. Do you think we need human beings? Why not? said the Twins. And as quick… — Thomas King Ecology Copy Share Image
“Would it have made a difference? This is the question we always ask after we have given up.” — Thomas King Difference Copy Share Image
“...writing a novel is buttering warm toast, while writing a history is herding porcupines with your elbows.” — Thomas King Books Copy Share Image
“...the [Hawthorn] report revealed the logical fallacy that has haunted Indian history and policy in North America since contact - to wit,… — Thomas King Freedom Copy Share Image
“History may well be a series of stories we tell about the past, but the stories are not just any stories. They're… — Thomas King History Copy Share Image
I learned very quickly that to be angry about something does not mean anybody's gonna listen to you. — Thomas King Angry Copy Share Image
“Perhaps we shouldn't be displeased with the 'environmental ethics' we have or the 'business ethics' or the 'political ethics' or any of… — Thomas King Business Copy Share Image
If we change the stories we live by, quite possibly we change our lives — Thomas King Change Copy Share Image
“The yard consisted of grass and a Russian Olive tree, which was about the only kind of tree able to survive on… — Thomas King Bad weather Copy Share Image
“Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition.” — Thomas King Copy Share Image
Eden Robinson is one of those rare artists who comes to writing with a skill and maturity that has taken the rest… — Thomas King Achieve Copy Share Image
“And cranky old Jacques Derrida notwithstanding, we do love our dichotomies.” — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“Indians were made for film. Indians were exotic and erotic. All those feathers, all that face paint, the breast plates, the bone… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“A great many people in North America believe that Canada and the United States, in a moment of inexplicable generosity, gave treaty… — Thomas King Great man Copy Share Image
“While the hardware of civilization - iron pots, blankets, guns - was welcomed by Native people, the software of Protestantism and Catholicism… — Thomas King Computers Copy Share Image
“you have to be careful with the stories you tell. And you have to watch out for the stories that you are… — Thomas King Storytelling Copy Share Image
“Or, if you want the positive but somewhat callous view, you might wish to describe Christianity as the gateway drug to supply-side… — Thomas King Christianity Copy Share Image
