Cracks Quote by Joy Harjo

If we cry more tears we will ruin the land with salt; instead let's praise that which would distract us with despair. Make a…

— Joy Harjo

“This morning when I looked out the roof window before dawn and a few stars were still caught in the fragile weft of ebony…

— Joy Harjo

“The songs of the guardians of silence are the most powerful—”

— Joy Harjo

“I know I walk in and out of several worlds each day.”

— Joy Harjo

A story matrix connects all of us. There are rules, processes, and circles of responsibility in this world. And the story begins exactly where…

— Joy Harjo

“Be respectful of the small insects, birds and animal people who accompany you. Ask their forgiveness for the harm we humans have brought down…

— Joy Harjo

I can hear the sizzle of newborn stars, and know anything of meaning, of the fierce magic emerging here. I am witness to flexible…

— Joy Harjo

“It's possible to understand the world from studying a leaf. You can comprehend the laws of aerodynamics, mathematics, poetry and biology through the complex…

— Joy Harjo

Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their families, their histories too. Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems.

— Joy Harjo

There is no separation. We are all from the same place. As long as there is respect and acknowledgement of connections, things continue working.…

— Joy Harjo

“I release you, my beautiful and terrible fear. I release you. You were my beloved and hate twin, but now, I don't know you…

— Joy Harjo

Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.

— Joy Harjo