Virgilio

“The services that the government provides to Indians might be likened to rent. The rent for use of the entire country of the United States. *”
― Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman

“People will risk everything for a little bit of something beautiful.”
― Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa

“Just because your father’s present doesn’t mean he isn’t absent.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“Don’t you want to be a U.S. citizen?” “What?” said Thomas. “We are citizens.” “Vote? You already can vote?” “Sure, back in 1924 we got the vote. After the black man, after the women. But we got the vote.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman