49 Quotes by Joseph Boyden

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.

Sometimes, it's not getting what we want that offers us the most important Lessons

There were incredibly complex societies already existing in North America long before Europeans arrived. So many people think that before European contact it was just Natives huddling around a fire, waiting for civilization to come save them. But that was not the case.

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.

I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way of viewing the world.

Compared to Americans, Canadians are often more gentle in their approach to things. They're much more apologetic. There's less room for conflict.

During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact.

Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view of the world.