My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.

There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.

Where did all these damn Indians come from?

If I were an Indian...I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among those of my people who adhere to the free open plains, rather than submit to the confined limits of a reservation.

The Seventh can handle anything it meets.

I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.

Hurrah Boys! Let's get these last few reds then head on back to camp. Hurrah!

There are far more statues of soldiers out there than there are of civilians.

I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers.

I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life

It's my job, to create a fantasy.

Life is so crowded with every day. It takes great effort to step aside and just watch and think.

I tend more towards what some people call literary science fiction, but what I mean by that is that it is full of interesting language, experimentation, and ideas.

All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it.

To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.

Writers are like eremites or anchorites - natural-born eremites or anchorites - who seem puzzled as to why they went up the pole or into the cave in the first place.

God does not work in all hearts alike, but according to the preparation and sensitivity He finds in each.

I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.

Learn to love the questions themselves.

Officials are the only guys who can rob you and then get a police escort out of the stadium.