“ Here are two facts that should not both be true: - There is sufficient food produced in the world every year to feed every human being on the planet. - Nearly 800 million people literally go hungry ev… Michael Dorris
“ How long does it last? Said the other customer, a man wearing a tan shirt with little straps that buttoned on top of the shoulders. He looked as if he were comparing all the pros and cons before shell… Michael Dorris
“ The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition charge for all grade levels. Equival… Michael Dorris
“ Annabelle will be impressed if I say yes. I'll be different in her eyes, dumb maybe, but worth knowing. Michael Dorris
“ She'd have the two of them eating out of her shoe. I've watched her in action, but I could never get away with it. And, I console myself, being cute hasn't made her all that happy. Michael Dorris
“ Around us she didn't bother with English at all, and in Indian her words poured like thick whiskey that had never seen water, like hootch straight from the barrel. Michael Dorris
“ And she has been there. I know because her senior high school yearbook, the one with no Daytons, is gone from the bureau where i had left it. She's seen my things scattered about. She knows I'm still… Michael Dorris
“ Without somebody to watch me, laugh at my jokes, tell me what to do, ask me questions, race me to the river, make me guess the names of birds, or challenge me to count the silvery fish in a school, th… Michael Dorris
“ There's something about her that reminds me of Ellen, but then I realize that it's Ellen who's reminded me of Annabelle. Ellen is dim in comparison. Michael Dorris
“ As a man with cut hair, he did not identity the rhythm of three strands, the whispers of coming and going, of twisting and tying and blending, of catching and of letting go, of braiding. Michael Dorris
“ As a man with cut hair, he did not identify the rhythm of three strands, the whispers of coming and going, of twisting and tying and blending, of catching and of letting go, of braiding. Michael Dorris
“ In the hopelessness of her situation she had found strength, and in her strength there was irresistible pain. Michael Dorris
“ The tires catch, the truck moves off, and for an instant there is a hole of quiet, a pocket of air without any noise, before the call of radios and televisions and bees and wind rushes in to fill my e… Michael Dorris
“ If I took my time, sampled every possibility, eventually I'd hit on the perfect combination and come into my own. Michael Dorris
“ I'm not what they expect. About once a year I get discovered, get called a diamond in the rough. Michael Dorris
“ Names are strange and special gifts. There are names you give to yourself and names you show to the world, names that stay for a short while and names that remain with you forever, names that come fro… Michael Dorris
