I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders.

I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants.

You want the good life? You live where white people live, you go to school where white people go to school, and you shop where white people shop.

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.

Sixty percent of all Indians live in urban areas, but nobody's writing about them. They're really an underrepresented population, and the ironic thing is very, very few of those we call Native American writers actually grew up on reservations, and yet most of their work is about reservations.