Victoria Finlay - Once upon a time Apache land would have stretched farther than the horizon,

Once upon a time Apache land would have stretched farther than the horizon, through New Mexico almost to Texas, but as white men found gold, silver, turquoise, and copper beneath its surface they carved up the territory like children sneaking to the fridge and slicing off a chocolate cake bit by bit: hoping at first that the loss wouldn’t be noticed but ultimately not really caring.

- Victoria Finlay

source: Victoria Finlay (2006). “Jewels: A Secret History”, p.152, Ballantine Books

topic: Children, Loss, Caring, Chocolate Cake, Turquoise, New Mexico