Louise Erdrich Quotes

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.

Small towns are like metronomes; with the slightest flick, the beat changes.

We need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.

A funny thing about tolerant people? They're really only tolerant when you agree with them.

Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other's differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.

I would encourage people to bridge broadly and creatively in their communities, not just because that creates the most fun and resiliency, but also because it creates the most points of access for people to be part of the community, which is what democracy is at its best.

Small town people assume you are a friend if you simply remember their names.

Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.

There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an "all Canadian" boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.

If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.

Every small town that I had ever been to had had a caboose.

What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself. Whatever it is that you have, that may be your gift." I think that's what we always want to say, and spread it out, so have tolerance for other people who are different also.

All my friends are so small town.

I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town.

I will always approach life from a small-town vibe. It makes experiences more fantastical.

I want to see an open and tolerant society here in the United Kingdom, I want to see a country that works for everyone whatever their background.

I think that is something that I always like in my work - the sense of inclusion rather than the sense of otherness.

In the small town of Hannibal, Missouri, when I was a boy, everybody was poor, but didn't know it; and everybody was comfortable and did know it.

I did stories about unexpected encounters, back roads, small towns and ordinary folk, sometimes doing something a little extraordinary.

Small towns harbor small imaginations.

It's Connecticut: being like the people around you is the whole point.

in this world there is only toleration for the so-called normal.

There's a place for everything and everyone, you know. That is the mistake they make above. They think that only certain people have a place. Only certain kinds of people belong. The rest is waste. But even waste must have a place. Otherwise it will clog and clot, and rot and fester.

The art of living in a small town is one of the most difficult to acquire.

We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'