"If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace."

"The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it."

"I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition."

"My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people."

"My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much."

"It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods."

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."

"My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him."