"I can't locate collective white unconsciousness. These stories are interesting in an anthropological context, but mostly they apply to high school. there's some mishap involving a rodent or a member of the arachnid family, and the victim of this misadventure inevitably reacts negatively." - Leonard
"You know, sometimes it’s not about finding what you're looking for, it’s about realizing what you don’t need." - Ed Chigliak
"We've decided to set you up in Cicely, situated in an area that we Alaskans refer to as The Alaskan Riviera. Ideal weather, breathtaking scenery, shopping, dining. Aspen's got nothing on this place." - Peter Gilliam
"Procreation? Forget it. It's the twentieth century. Women can clone themselves. Oh, I know what Fleischman would say, 'That's ridiculous, O'Connell, you've got to diversify the gene pool.' But he's just being a man." - Maggie O'Connell
“I’ve been here groping my way along, trying to realize my vision. I started concentrating so hard on my vision that I lost sight. I’ve come to find out that it’s not the vision, it’s not the vision at all. It’s the groping. It’s the groping, it’s the yearning, it’s the moving forward." - Chris
"I know Adam is a walking pathology, but the guy's never hurt anybody, not that I know of. I mean, threats of imminent danger are just his way of saying "good morning." - Joel Fleischman
"The really tragic thing is, men are so sweet, so loving, when they're born. So cute, you know? But then they grow up into these big, sweaty, stupid... things" - Maggie O'Connell
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"It’s hard sometimes, but I think the key is just to keep going, even when it feels like everything’s falling apart." - Shelly Tambo Vincoeur
"Sometimes the most profound truths are found in the simplest moments. A quiet night, a good drink, and someone to share it with—that’s all you need." - Holling Vincoeur
"White people don't seem at all interested in using mythology to heal themselves. In fact, they seem intent on making themselves feel worse!" - Leonard
"This obsession with new york, Fleishman, did you ever stop to think it's keeping you from yourself, your ability to interact with others? It isn't healthy, Fleishman." - Maggie O'Connell
The male id is driven by its own sense of uniqueness, Holling. Sexually, we are all competing for the same seat on the bus. What holds it together is the conceit that we are sexual gods. But how can I believe my own uniqueness when there's a cat out there who's exactly the same as me? -Chris Stevens
"Love comes in many forms, Fleischman. You can't put relationships in a box. All I know is how I feel when I'm with him. Content, comfortable and happy. Rick's changed. Death has really brought out the best in him. He's got a wonderful disposition now. He makes me laugh." - Maggie O'Connell
"I think I’ve been living my life like it’s a movie, and I’m the only one who knows what’s going on." - Ed Chigliak
"Do you have any idea what the divorce rate is among healers? I hardly saw my kids when they were growing up. And don't forget the psychic toll. The dreams, the visions, the spirit voices. It's not always pretty." - Leonard Quinhagak
"I read something about medicine once. It Goes like this: "Medicine no less than religion is a matter of the spirit, of the figurative heart of the soul. True medicine embraces the belief that each and every one of us is important, and we are under the canopy of heaven alike."" - Chris Stevens
"You realize the humiliation you cause me? Nobody believed me. I'm telling them, I saw Adam, Cecily's own Mr Sasquatch. He cooked me pot stickers and Szechuan chicken in a wok in the middle of nowhere. I bring them to your shack and you've cleaned the place out, lock stock and Cuisinart!"-Fleischman
"Because all we are, basically, are monkeys with car keys." - Grandma Woody
"I'm building the Alaskan Riviera here, Fleischman. A little vision, a little capital, and this place is gonna be the next Palm Springs." - Maurice Minnifield
"Oh, Please!" You can't begin to understand a woman until you're bound to her by the law. Cemented. Locked in Holy Matrimony. Am I getting through to you? Only then can you experience joy - the unique enchantment of sharing your life with the opposite sex." - Adam
"The universe doesn’t owe us answers, darlin’. It’s our job to find the beauty in the questions." - Holling Vincoeur
Godspeed, Valerie Mahaffey!
"Did (Adam) tell you how we met? It was a book party. I was in publicity.. at Knopf. And by the way it's "Knopf". say the k not the p. And there was Adam, the caterer, this dark, brooding man in a chef's hat. We went back to his place. He whipped up Zabaione. I've been with him ever since." -Eve
" I think that high speed electrons and protons from the sun are trapped in the van Allen radiation belt. Then they're channeled through the Polar Regions by the earth's magnetic field where they collide with other particles and create a brilliant luminosity." - Chris Stevens
"It’s like I’m stuck in some kind of time warp where I can’t get off this merry-go-round." - Maggie O'Connell
"Life’s like a dream. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense, but you just go along with it and see where it takes you." - Ed Chigliak
"You don't get it Maurice. I'm not a cop because I want to be. I'm a cop because I have to be. I was called to the law. I'm its servant. I eat breathe sleep the law. It courses through my body like blood. When you stepped on the law, Maurice, you stepped on me & that's what hurt" -Barbara Semanski
"Used to be i could just see stuffed 501s and some chest hair, and get that red spot on my neck, and I'm draggin' the big H up to the love gratto. Now I'm just frumped in a moo moo." - Shelly Tambo Vincoeur
