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“For untold ages the Indian race had not used family names. A new-born child was given a brand-new name. Blue-Star Woman was proud to write her name for which she would not be required to substitute another's upon her marriage, as is the custom of civilized peoples.”
― Zitkala-Ša, American Indian stories

“Everything had its purpose. If you waited long enough, a useless thing would become useful again.”
― Laurel Snyder, Orphan Island

“We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of life and mystery, goodness and pain. But likewise are we the children of an indifferent universe. We break our own hearts imposing our moral order on what is, by nature, a wide web of chaos.”
― Colin Meloy, Wildwood

“I've got my warrior name, too!"
Crookedjaw?"
How did you guess?" A purr rumbled in his throat.
Because your tail's still straight.”
― Erin Hunter, Bluestar's Prophecy