Zitkala-Sa quotes
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“...the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers...”
-- Zitkala-SaSource : Zitkala-Sa (2014). “American Indian Stories”, p.109, Diderot Publishing
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“A wee child toddling in a wonder world, I prefer to their dogma my excursions into the natural gardens where the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers. If this is Paganism, then at present, at least, I am a Pagan.”
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“There is no great; there is no small; in the mind that causeth all”
-- Zitkala-SaSource : Zitkala-Sa (2014). “American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends”, p.4, Courier Corporation
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“I fear no man. Sometimes I think I do not even fear God.”
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“Shakira is a new friend, but I love her dearly already. She's so sweet and adorable and hilarious.”
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“I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1862). “A Chaplet of Verses”, p.106
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Source : Adriana Trigiani (2009). “Very Valentine”, p.118, Simon and Schuster
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